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. 2023 Jun 9;23:1112. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15905-3

Table 4.

Reported COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and motivation reasons

VARIABLES Frequency (%)
Reasons for Hesitancy ( N  = 800)
 No need 284 (35.5%)
 Vaccine safety and side effects 251 (31.4%)
 Not specific reason 67 (8.4%)
 Lack of information 45 (5.6%)
 There is no covid 43 (5.4%)
 Medical conditions 35 (4.4%)
 No permission from home 35 (4.4%)
 Religious beliefs 32 (4%)
 No time 21 (2.6%)
 When majority have vaccinated 10 (1.3%)
Reasons for Motivation ( N  = 1470)
 For health safety 1029 (70%)
 To end the pandemic 357 (24.3%)
 Enforced by employer 197 (13.4%)
 To protect others 154 (10.5%)
 Exemption from following SOPs 59 (4%)
 To travel abroad 43 (2.9%)
 To go to educational institutes 28 (1.9%)
 Religious reasons 9 (0.6%)
 No specific reason 158 (10.7%)
 As it is free 6 (0.4%)