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. 2012 Aug 9;12:629. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-629

Table 3.

Reasons for not participating or not participating fully in HPV vaccination, 2009 (Adapted from[20])

Rationales offered for partial or non vaccination Year 1
School (n=85) Health Center (n=17)
Vaccine safety
33%
6%
Vaccination not good for health
32%
6%
Vaccine is new
15%
12%
Vaccine is experimental
5%
18%
Vaccine may impact fertility
12%
0%
School absenteeism (on vaccination day)
17%
12%
Not aware of program
6%
12%
Eligibility difficult to determine 2% 29%