Figures & Tables
Figures
- Figure 1.
Four Themes Associated With Immunization Coverage in Urban Dili, Timor-Leste
- Figure 2.
Immunization Status of Caregivers' Children
Among caregivers who participated in focus group discussions (N = 70).
- Figure 3.
Relationship of Caregiver to Child Taken for Immunization
Based on analysis of health facility observations (N = 83).
- Figure 4.
Caregivers' Assessments of Waiting Times and Satisfaction With Services
Based on analysis of data from exit interviews (N = 37).
- Figure 5.
Quality of Counseling and Health Education
Tables
Methodology and Types of Participants No. of Participants Observed Immunization Encounters Mothers 69 Fathers 3 Mothers and fathers together 4 Other caregivers 7 Subtotal 83 Exit Interviews Caregivers 37 Subtotal 37 In-Depth Interviews Health staff 18 Community leaders 6 Subtotal 24 Focus Group Discussions Mothers 52 Fathers 10 Grandmothers 8 Subtotal 70 TOTAL 214 - Table 2. Reasons for Child Having Complete, Partial, and No Immunizations, Compiled From Focus Group Discussions
Sociocultural Factors Fully Immunized Partially Immunized Not Immunized Understand the benefits ✓ ✓ Motivated ✓ Collaboration with husband ✓ Conflicting priorities (working parents) ✓ Afraid, shy ✓ Misunderstood schedule and came late ✓ Children got ill ✓ Raining and distance ✓ Bad experiencesa ✓ ✓ Perception that child is too weak for vaccination ✓ False beliefs that vaccination does not prevent diseases ✓ Lost health card or no card ✓ Lack of interest or motivation ✓ Delivered at home ✓ ↵a Includes fear of provider or of interrogation, adverse events, unavailable vaccine, and miscellaneous reasons.
