VACCINATION UPTAKE IN SOROTI DISTRICT, EASTERN UGANDA

STUDY OVERVIEW

A study conducted in Uganda in May 2025 in order to understand the Behavioural and Social Drivers (BESD) of Vaccination uptake in rural settings. This study focused on communities located in rural areas of Soroti City, Eastern Uganda.

General Summary [All Municipalities]

Description	Results
Interview period	06-May-2025 to 09-May-2025
Number of respondents	117 (Male:5 Female:112)
Number of Parishes	12
Age of respondent (years)	Avg: 27.6 Min: 16.0 Max: 62.0
Age of youngest child (months)	Avg: 18 Min: 1 Max: 48

Respondents categorisation by study subcounties in Soroti District [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
256023601	Amen Town Council	24	20.51
256023603	Arapai Town Council	54	46.15
256023604	Asuret	5	4.27
256023611	Lalle	6	5.13
256023615	Soroti	28	23.93
	Overall	117	100.00

Respondents categorisation by sex [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Male	5	4.27
02	Female	112	95.73
	Overall	117	100.00

Respondents categorisation by age [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
04	15-24 years	43	36.75
05	25-34 years	58	49.57
06	35-44 years	13	11.11
07	45+ years	3	2.56
	Overall	117	100.00

Respondents categorisation by levels of education [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
25601	Primary	64	57.14
25602	Secondary (O-Level)	43	38.39
25603	Secondary (A-Level)	2	1.79
25604	Tertiary level	2	1.79
25606	University Degree	1	0.89
	Overall	112	100.00

Respondents categorisation by levels of marital status [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	Below marital age	1	0.85
01	Single	22	18.80
02	Married	93	79.49
03	Separated or Divorced	1	0.85
	Overall	117	100.00

Respondents categorisation by relationships to household heads [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Household head	44	37.61
02	Spouse	51	43.59
04	Daughter or Daughter in-law	8	6.84
05	Father or Father in-law	1	0.85
06	Mother or Mother in-law	11	9.40
10	Grand daughter	2	1.71
	Overall	117	100.00

SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS

Are you the parent or caregiver of any children who are younger than 5 years old? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Parent	111	94.87
02	Caregiver	6	5.13
	Overall	117	100.00

a1.4. What is the religion of parent/ caregiver? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Anglican /Protestant	41	35.04
02	Catholic (Roman Catholic)	57	48.72
03	Muslim /Islam	1	0.85
04	Pentecostal	17	14.53
95	Other	1	0.85
	Overall	117	100.00

a1.7. How old (years) is your youngest child? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	Less than 1 year old	31	26.50
01	1 year old	41	35.04
02	2 year old	23	19.66
03	3 year old	13	11.11
04	4 year old	9	7.69
	Overall	117	100.00

a1.9. What is the sex of your youngest child? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Male	54	46.15
02	Female	63	53.85
	Overall	117	100.00

a1.10. What is your relationship to your child? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	Mother	109	93.16
01	Father	5	4.27
02	Grandparent	2	1.71
04	Brother or Sister	1	0.85
	Overall	117	100.00

VACCINATION STATUS AS PER PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS

a1.11a. What vaccines did the child receive at birth [All Municipalities]

Note: Result is from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Polio 0	116	33.92
02	BCG	115	33.63
03	Hep B zero dose	110	32.16
96	None	1	0.29
	Overall	342	100.00

a1.11a. What vaccines did the child receive at 6 Weeks (one and half month) [All Municipalities]

Note: Result is from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Polio 1	110	20.15
02	Rota 1	109	19.96
03	PCV 1	109	19.96
04	IPV1	106	19.41
05	DPT-HepB-Hib 1	106	19.41
96	None	5	0.92
99	Not applicable	1	0.18
	Overall	546	100.00

a1.11a. What vaccines did the child receive at 10 Weeks (two and half month) [All Municipalities]

Note: Result is from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Polio 2	108	24.83
02	Rota 2	107	24.60
03	PCV 2	107	24.60
04	DPT-HepB-Hib 2	104	23.91
96	None	3	0.69
99	Not applicable	6	1.38
	Overall	435	100.00

a1.11a. What vaccines did the child receive at 14 Weeks (three and half month) [All Municipalities]

Note: Result is from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Polio 3	102	19.69
02	PCV 3	102	19.69
03	IPV 2	101	19.50
04	Rota 3	100	19.31
05	DPT-HepB-Hib 3	100	19.31
96	None	5	0.97
99	Not applicable	8	1.54
	Overall	518	100.00

a1.11a. What vaccines did the child receive at 6 months [All Municipalities]

Note: Result is from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Vitamin A Supplement	91	77.78
96	None	10	8.55
99	Not applicable	16	13.68
	Overall	117	100.00

a1.11a. What vaccines did the child receive at 9 months [All Municipalities]

Note: Result is from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yellow Fever	74	38.74
02	Measles Rubella 1 (MR1)	80	41.88
96	None	10	5.24
99	Not applicable	27	14.14
	Overall	191	100.00

a1.11. Has the child received none some or all of the vaccines [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	No data available

THINKING AND FEELINGS OF PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS ABOUT VACCINES

a2.1. How important do you think vaccines are for your child's health? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	No data available

a2.2. How safe do you think vaccines are for your child? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	No data available

a2.3.How much do you trust the health workers who give children vaccines? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	No data available

a3.1. Do you think most parents you know get their children vaccinated? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	10	8.55
01	Yes	107	91.45
	Overall	117	100.00

a3.2. Do you think most of your close family and friends want you to get your child vaccinated? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	1	0.85
01	Yes	116	99.15
	Overall	117	100.00

a3.3. Do you think your religious leaders want you to get your child vaccinated? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	1	0.85
01	Yes	116	99.15
	Overall	117	100.00

a3.4. Do you think your community leaders want you to get your child vaccinated? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	2	1.71
01	Yes	115	98.29
	Overall	117	100.00

a3.5. Has a health worker recommended your child to be vaccinated? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	8	6.84
01	Yes	109	93.16
	Overall	117	100.00

MOTIVATION OR HISITANCY BY PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS TO SEEK VACCINATION

a4. Uganda has a schedule of vaccines for children. Do you want your child to get none of these vaccines some of these vaccines or all of these vaccines? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	No data available

PRACTICAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN SEEKING AND RECEIVING VACCINATION OF CHILDREN BY PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS

a5.1. Have you ever been contacted about your child being due for vaccination? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	42	35.90
01	Yes	75	64.10
	Overall	117	100.00

a5.2. Do you know where to go to get your child vaccinated? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	1	0.85
01	Yes	116	99.15
	Overall	117	100.00

a5.3. Have you personally ever taken your youngest child to get vaccinated? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	2	1.71
01	Yes	115	98.29
	Overall	117	100.00

a5.4. Have you ever been turned away when you tried to get your child vaccinated? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	87	74.36
01	Yes	30	25.64
	Overall	117	100.00

a5.5. How easy is it to get vaccination services for your child? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	No data available

a5.6. How easy is it to pay for vaccination? i.e. any payment to the clinics transport taking time away from work [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	No data available

a5.7. What makes it hard to get vaccination services for your child? [All Municipalities]

Note: Result is from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Getting to the clinic is hard	19	11.73
02	The clinic opening times are inconvenient	21	12.96
03	The clinic sometimes turns people away without vaccinating	10	6.17
04	The waiting time in the clinic takes too long	23	14.20
06	Staff are poorly trained	2	1.23
07	Staff are not respectful	8	4.94
08	Staff do not spend enough time with people	6	3.70
10	Vaccine is not always available	7	4.32
95	Others	5	3.09
96	Nothing, it’s not hard	61	37.65
	Overall	162	100.00

a5.8. How satisfied are you with the vaccination services? [All Municipalities]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	No data available

a5.9. What is not satisfactory about the vaccination services? [All Municipalities]

Note: Result is from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Getting to the clinic is hard	9	6.25
02	The clinic opening times are inconvenient	8	5.56
03	The clinic sometimes turns people away without vaccinating	5	3.47
04	The waiting time in the clinic takes too long	10	6.94
06	Staff are poorly trained	1	0.69
07	Staff are not respectful	7	4.86
08	Staff do not spend enough time with people	2	1.39
10	Vaccine is not always available	2	1.39
95	Others	2	1.39
96	Nothing, it’s not hard	98	68.06
	Overall	144	100.00

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