Table 2: Frequency of knowledge response of reproductive aged women on tetanus and TT vaccine, in Hawzen, Eastern zone of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019.
Items |
Category |
Frequency |
Percentage |
Have you ever heard of TT vaccine? |
Yes |
439 |
85.2 |
No |
76 |
14.8 |
Do you know the importance of TT vaccine? |
Yes |
453 |
88 |
No |
62 |
12 |
Which type of disease is prevented by TT vaccine? |
TB |
118 |
22.9 |
Tetanus |
339 |
65.8 |
Measles |
31 |
6 |
Others* |
27 |
5.3 |
Who is given priority for the vaccination? |
Female of any age |
152 |
29.5 |
Male of any age |
29 |
5.6 |
Women of reproductive age |
276 |
53.6 |
I do not know |
58 |
11.3 |
How many times should this vaccine be taken? |
One dose |
31 |
6 |
Two dose |
2 |
0.4 |
Three dose |
29 |
5.6 |
Four dose |
54 |
10.5 |
Five dose |
372 |
72.2 |
I do not know |
27 |
5.2 |
*e.g. family planning, pneumonia, meningitis