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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2013 Jul;17(5):879–885. doi: 10.1007/s10995-012-1066-z

Table 3.

Maternal Chosen Reasons for Vaccination Non-Initiation*

Reason for Non-vaccination Frequency Chosen (N) Percent of Total Sample (%)
Concern for vaccine side effect 90 36.0
Concern for danger to daughter 90 36.0
Provider non-recommendation 86 34.4
Long lapse in doctor's visit 29 11.6
Concern for increased ease for daughter to have sex 19 7.6
Doubt of vaccine efficacy 33 6.6
Lack of insurance or finance 28 5.6
No response chosen 15 6.0
*

Multiple reasons could be selected by each mother