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. 2023 Oct 27;23:1167. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10141-2

Table 5.

Number of declination forms as a function of category and staff group

Not provided Administration and estates Healthcare assistants and other support workers Medical and dental Nursing, midwifery and health visiting Other Scientific, therapeutic and technical Total
Lack of concern 0 (0) 4 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0)
Lack of perception of own risk 4 (6) 51 (8) 32 (6) 5 (7) 53 (7) 7 (12) 12 (7) 164 (7)
Doubts about vaccine efficacy 2 (3) 5 (1) 2 (0) 6 (8) 15 (2) 2 (3) 4 (2) 36 (2)
Fear of adverse reactions 4 (6) 66 (11) 80 (16) 10 (14) 101 (13) 4 (7) 17 (10) 282 (13)
Self-perceived contra-indications 4 (6) 33 (5) 12 (2) 8 (11) 52 (7) 3 (5) 11 (6) 123 (6)
Dislike of injections 3 (5) 24 (4) 17 (3) 2 (3) 15 (2) 0 (0) 5 (3) 66 (3)
Avoidance of medications 0 (0) 10 (2) 4 (1) 0 (0) 12 (2) 2 (3) 3 (2) 31 (1)
Lack of availability 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0)
Inconvenient delivery 0 (0) 16 (3) 6 (1) 9 (13) 12 (2) 2 (3) 8 (5) 53 (2)
Other recorded response 11 (17) 58 (9) 40 (8) 3 (4) 60 (8) 6 (10) 17 (10) 195 (9)
Missing 36 (56) 345 (56) 305 (61) 28 (39) 432 (57) 33 (56) 96 (55) 1275 (57)
Total 64 (100) 613 (100) 498 (100) 71 (100) 752 (100) 59 (100) 173 (100) 2230 (100)

Percentages by staff group in parentheses