Table 4 Reasons of hesitancy in adolescents and parents in hesitant and non-hesitant participants
Reasons for hesitancy | Adolescents | Parents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hesitant N (%) | Non-hesitant N (%) | p-value | Hesitant N (%) | Non-hesitant N (%) | p-value | |
Fear of vaccine side effects | 284 (39.2) | 770 (45.2) | 0.008 | 133 (32.7) | 456 (43.8) | &濒迟;鈥�0.001 |
Distrust in government recommendations | 197 (27.2) | 215 (12.6) | &濒迟;鈥�0.001 | 99 (24.3) | 160 (15.4) | &濒迟;鈥�0.001 |
Distrust in healthcare professionals | 87 (12.0) | 51 (3.0) | &濒迟;鈥�0.001 | 52 (12.8) | 52 (5.0) | &濒迟;鈥�0.001 |
Low likelihood of falling ill | 66 (9.1) | 91 (5.3) | &濒迟;鈥�0.001 | 41 (10.1) | 54 (5.2) | 0.001 |
Vaccine-preventable diseases are not severe | 49 (6.8) | 108 (6.3) | 0.762 | 44 (10.8) | 74 (7.1) | 0.027 |
Financial constraints | 28 (3.9) | 128 (7.5) | 0.001 | 21 (5.2) | 103 (9.9) | 0.005 |
Accessibility issues | 4 (0.6) | 42 (2.5) | &濒迟;鈥�0.001 | 10 (2.5) | 49 (4.7) | 0.072 |
Other reasons | 10 (1.4) | 301 (17.6) | &濒迟;鈥�0.001 | 7 (1.7) | 93 (8.9) | &濒迟;鈥�0.001 |