Table 6 Reasons that motivated for vaccination and use of the injector for routine immunizations
Dolow | Garowe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | % | # | % | # | % | |
Reason that motivated parents to vaccinate their children using fIPV | ||||||
I heard it is a new vaccine and better than the one already in use | 164 | 42.6 | 15 | 3.9 | 179 | 23.3 |
I want my child to stay healthy | 49 | 12.7 | 116 | 30.3 | 165 | 21.5 |
My relatives and friends were also bringing their children for vaccination | 5 | 1.3 | 23 | 6.0 | 28 | 3.6 |
To keep/prevent my child from getting poliovirus | 167 | 43.4 | 228 | 59.5 | 395 | 51.4 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
Total | 385 | 100 | 383 | 100 | 768 | 100 |
Use this vaccine injector | ||||||
Yes | 385 | 100.0 | 360 | 94.0 | 745 | 97 |
No | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 6.0 | 23 | 3.0 |
Total | 385 | 100.0 | 383 | 100.0 | 768 | 100.0 |