Percentage of correct responses by parents on immunisation knowledge
| Questions | Mother | Father |
| (N=4423) | (N=3781) | |
| Knows that a child should receive the first vaccination at birth | 82.6% | 52.7% |
| Could name the diseases a child needs to be immunised against, during 0–12 months | ||
| Tuberculosis | 15.0% | 17.4% |
| Poliomyelitis | 73.9% | 86.6% |
| Hepatitis B | 13.4% | 16.2% |
| Diphtheria | 11.4% | 4.5% |
| Whooping cough | 8.5% | 9.4% |
| Tetanus | 22.1% | 25.2% |
| Measles | 38.6% | 35.4% |
| Diarrhoea | 11.1% | 18.1% |
| Knows the benefits of Vitamin-A | ||
| Good for eyesight | 16.5% | 23.1% |
| Helps make baby strong | 68.7% | 75.1% |
| Mean composite score of overall knowledge (out of a possible total score of 11) | 3.62 (1.79)* | 3.64 (1.95)* |
*SD in parentheses.