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. 2013 Aug 27;8(8):e73264. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073264

Table 2. Preventive vaccination factors of the PMT model and MCV vaccination.

Factors MCV1(%)
MCV2(%)
Timely (n=332) Delayed (n=220) Unvaccinated (n=147) Vaccinated (n=223) Unvaccinated (n=243)
I did not know the vaccination was necessary* 1.2 4.5 32.7 3.6 23.0
I did not know the immunization schedule* 5.1 10.9 41.5 6.7 29.6
I thought immunity could be achieved without vaccination$ 1.2 3.2 12.2 2.2 6.9
I thought vaccine was not effective 2.4 2.3 3.4 2.2 2.5
I concerned about the side-effect of vaccination# 9.6 9.5 18.4 8.2 17.3
I thought measles was not serious 3.3 3.6 6.1 3.6 4.5
Adequate vaccination service was not accessible 2.7 3.2 4.8 2.7 3.3
Vaccination was costly 0.6 1.6 2.7 1.3 3.3
I was not able to visit the health facility during its opening time 6.9 9.1 12.2 7.2 10.7
Child was sick during the recommended period* 5.4 36.8 11.6 4.0 9.8

*: P <0.05 for both two groups. $: P <0.05 for MCV1, Fisher’s Exact Test P=0.012 for MCV2. #: Fisher’s Exact Test P=0.012 for MCV2 only