Table 1 Key socio-economic characteristics in the focus group discussions respondents
Characteristics | 0 doses n (%) | 2 doses n (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 113 | N = 58 | N = 171 | |
Gender | |||
Female | 58 (51) | 31 (53) | 89 (52) |
Male | 55 (49) | 27 (47) | 82 (48) |
Didn’t answer | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
Age range | |||
18–20 | 15 (13) | 9 (16) | 24 (14) |
20–35 | 76 (67) | 39 (67) | 115 (67) |
36–50 | 13 (12) | 8 (14) | 21 (12) |
51–68 | 7 (6) | 2 (3) | 9 (5) |
Didn’t answer | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 6 (4) |
Compound | |||
Bauleni | 36 (32) | 18 (31) | 54 (32) |
Chawama | 38 (34) | 23 (40) | 61 (36) |
Kanyama | 39 (35) | 17 (29) | 56 (33) |
Education | |||
Below High School | 43 (38) | 24 (41) | 67 (39) |
High School | 49 (43) | 29 (50) | 78 (46) |
Above High School | 20 (18) | 5 (9) | 25 (15) |
Didn’t answer | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | (0) |
Religion | |||
Christian | 110 (97) | 58 (100) | 168 (98) |
Other | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Didn’t answer | 3 (3) | ||
Has children | |||
No | 47 (42) | 22 (38) | 69 (40) |
Yes | 66 (58) | 36 (62) | 102 (60) |
Agrees to give Oral Cholera Vaccine to their children (% with children who agree) | |||
No | 60 (91) | 0 (0) | 60 (59) |
Yes | 5 (8) | 36 (100) | 41 (40) |
Don’t know | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
Reported diseases in the community | |||
Malaria | 89 (79) | 56 (97) | 145 (85) |
Diabetes | 17 (15) | 26 (45) | 43 (25) |
Cholera | 94 (83) | 48 (83) | 142 (83) |
Polio | 19 (17) | 11 (19) | 30 (18) |
Tuberculosis | 50 (44) | 42 (72) | 92 (54) |
HIV/AIDS | 12 (11) | 14 (24) | 26 (15) |
Other | 5 (4) | 8 (14) | 13 (8) |
Total | 113 | 58 | 171 |