Preference of mothers to receive text message reminders for child vaccination in Gondar city administration, northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n=360)
| Characteristics | Total (%) |
| Preferred appointment to begin receiving reminders | |
| First appointment | 172 (47.8) |
| Second | 112 (31.1) |
| Third | 47 (13.1) |
| Fourth | 29 (8.1) |
| Preferred number of text messages per visit | |
| One | 231 (64.2) |
| Two | 115 (31.9) |
| Three | 14 (3.9) |
| Preferred date to receive text message reminders | |
| On due date | 131 (36.4) |
| A day before due date | 270 (75) |
| Two days before due date | 82 (22.8) |
| Three days before due date | 16 (4.4) |
| Others | 4 (1.1) |
| Preferred time of the day for receiving text message reminders | |
| Morning (06:01–before 12:00) | 86 (23.9) |
| Afternoon (12:00–18:00) | 147 (40.8) |
| Evening (18:01–00:00) | 30 (8.3) |
| Any time | 97 (26.9) |
| Preferred language | |
| Amharic only | 209 (58.1) |
| Both Amharic and English | 140 (38.9) |
| English only | 11 (3.1) |