Table 4 Descriptive statistics of reasons for vaccine hesitancy among surveyed women in Uganda
From: Socio-demographic factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake and refusal among Ugandan women
Reason for refusal | Freq. | Share |
|---|---|---|
Fear of side effects/ health related concerns | 411/584 | 0.69 |
Doubt over vaccine effectiveness | 194/584 | 0.32 |
Lack of comprehensive information about the vaccines | 93/584 | 0.16 |
Negative information in the media | 143/584 | 0.26 |
Not at risk of COVID-19 | 40/584 | 0.06 |
Doesn’t believe in vaccines | 54/584 | 0.09 |
No vaccine of choice in the country | 7/584 | 0.01 |
Fear of pain | 68/584 | 0.10 |
Religious opposition | 14/584 | 0.02 |
Other reason | 58/584 | 0.12 |