Table 4 Willingness to accept malaria vaccine among caregivers of under-5 children in southwest Ethiopia in 2021 (N = 406)
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Willingness to accept malaria vaccine | Yes | 131 | 32.3 |
No | 275 | 67.7 | |
If no, reason | My husband does not want to vaccinate our child | 42 | 15.3 |
The vaccine may be expensive | 73 | 26.5 | |
If not given orally, may paralyze the child | 92 | 33.5 | |
No money to treat adverse effect of vaccine | 16 | 5.8 | |
Immunization against malaria reduces the fertility rate of children when they grow up | 7 | 2.5 | |
Culture forbids child vaccination | 25 | 9.1 | |
Religion forbids child vaccination | 20 | 7.3 |