Table 4 Diseases that respondents will want their children vaccinated against (2007 household survey)
From: Community perceptions of a malaria vaccine in the Kintampo districts of Ghana
Disease type | Local name | Yes spontaneous n (%) | Yes prompted n(%) | No n(%) | Do not know n(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malaria | “Atiridie” | 361 (77.6) | 75 (16.0) | 3 (0.6) | 27 (5.8) |
“Hot body” | “Ahoohyee” | 175 (37.6) | 242 (51.9) | 21 (4.5) | 27 (5.8) |
Cough or other respiratory problems | “Ewa” | 112 (24.0) | 275 (59.0) | 52 (11.2) | 27 (5.8) |
Diarrhoea | “Ayamtuo” | 85 (18.2) | 282 (60.5) | 72 (15.5) | 27 (5.8) |
Childhood rashes | “Nsawansawa” | 66 (12.9) | 345 (74.0) | 34 (7.3) | 27 (5.8) |
Measles | “Ntenkyem” | 240 (51.5) | 188 (40.3) | 11 (2.4) | 27 (5.8) |
Abdominal pains | “Yafunuyadee” | 38 (8.2) | 330 (70.8) | 71 (15.2) | 27 (5.8) |
Tuberculosis | “Nsamanwa” | 183 (39.2) | 236 (50.6) | 20 (4.3) | 27 (5.8) |
Convulsion | “Esoro” | 111 (23.8) | 288 (61.8) | 40 (8.6) | 27 (5.8) |