Table 2 Vaccine accessibility and mothers’ perception to vaccine accessibility, Arba Minch Town and Arba Minch Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia, 2013, (N = 630)
Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Is there accessible vaccination site to yourresiding area? | Yes | 577 (91.6) |
No | 53 (8.4) | |
Vaccine site to the area | Hospital | 17 (2.7) |
Health center | 166 (26.3) | |
Health post | 326 (51.7) | |
Local vaccine site | 118 (18.8) | |
Other | 3 (0.5) | |
Travel time to Nearest Vaccine site | < 15 min | 353 (56.0) |
15 – 30 min | 177 (28.1) | |
30 – 60 min | 82 (13) | |
>one hour | 18 (2.9) | |
Waiting time | < 15 min | 240 (38.1) |
15 – 30 min | 120 (19.0) | |
30 – 60 min | 101 (16.0) | |
>one hour | 169 (26.8) | |
Know local Vaccine site schedule | Yes | 522 (82.9) |
No | 108 (17.1) | |
Any cancelation of vaccine schedule | Yes | 52 (2.8) |
No | 578 (97.2) | |
Ever return without getting vaccine | Yes | 106 (16.8) |
No | 524 (83.2) |