Table 2. Positive and negative information heard about the Ebola vaccine, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2021.
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Positive Information heard about the Ebola vaccine | N = 631 |
| Yes | 502 (79.6) |
| No | 102 (16.2) |
| Declined to respond | 27 (4.3) |
| If you heard positive information, what information did you hear?* | N = 502 |
| The vaccine is effective in protecting you from EVD | 439 (87.5) |
| The vaccine will protect my community | 264 (52.6) |
| The vaccine is good for you | 211 (42.0) |
| The vaccine is safe | 189 (37.7) |
| Other | 12 (2.4) |
| Negative Information heard about the Ebola vaccine | N = 631 |
| Yes | 567 (89.9) |
| No | 50 (7.9) |
| Declined to respond | 14 (2.2) |
| If you heard negative information, what information did you hear?* | N = 567 |
| The vaccine makes you sick | 358 (63.1) |
| The vaccine causes infertility | 320 (56.4) |
| The vaccine is not safe | 310 (54.7) |
| The vaccine has side effects | 295 (52.0) |
| The vaccine gives you Ebola | 255 (45.0) |
| The vaccine is harmful to babies in pregnant women | 147 (25.9) |
| The vaccine will kill us | 73 (12.9) |
| Other | 53 (9.3) |
* Multiple selections were allowed; therefore, total proportions do not sum to 100%.