Table 3 Responses of the participants to the knowledge related information on birth registration and certification of a child, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, May, 2018
From: Status and associated factors of birth registration in selected districts of Tigray region, Ethiopia
| Have you ever heard about Birth Registration (N = 383) | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 172 | 44.9 |
| No | 211 | 55.1 |
| Main source of information for those who ever heard (N = 172) | ||
| Medias | 55 | 31.9 |
| Training or Meeting on birth registration | 24 | 13.9 |
| Families and/or neighbors | 39 | 22.7 |
| Health institutions | 54 | 31.5 |
| Do you know the legal time when to register the birth of a child (N = 172) | ||
| Within three months after live birth | 93 | 54.1 |
| After four months following live birth | 30 | 17.4 |
| I do not know | 49 | 28.5 |
| Do you know where to get birth certificate (N = 172) | ||
| Yes | 123 | 71.5 |
| No | 49 | 28.5 |
| Do you know some uses of birth registration (N = 172) | ||
| Yes | 92 | 53.5 |
| No | 80 | 46.5 |
| Summary index of knowledge (N = 172) | ||
| Knowledgeable | 99 | 57.6 |
| Not knowledgeable | 73 | 42.4 |