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. 2013 Oct 17;7(10):e2465. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002465

Table 2. Reason for non-vaccination among individuals not vaccinated, Boffa and Forécariah prefectures, April–June 2012.

1st round 2nd round
N = 521 N = 952
Reason n % n %
Impossibility to go to the vaccination site
Absent during the campaign 411 78.89 672 70.59
The person did not have the time to be vaccinated 30 5.76 81 8.51
Sick during the campaign 24 4.61 42 4.41
The person was hospitalized at the time of vaccination 3 0.58 3 0.32
Lack of information
Not informed about the campaign 17 3.26 28 2.94
The person did not know the date of the campaign 3 0.58 26 2.73
The person did not know the place of vaccination 1 0.19 2 0.21
The caregiver thought that the child was too young 8 1.54 8 0.84
The person thought that he/she was too old 4 0.77 4 0.42
The person thought that one dose was enough 0 0.00 2 0.21
Logistic constraints
Vaccination site considered too far 3 0.58 5 0.53
No vaccines available at the vaccination site 0 0.00 8 0.84
Waiting time too long 0 0.00 8 0.84
Refusals
Cultural beliefs 1 0.19 1 0.11
Bad experience with previous vaccinations 1 0.19 8 0.84
Adverse events during the first round 0 0.00 8 0.85
The vaccine was considered dangerous 0 0.00 1 0.11
Other 11 2.11 34 3.57
No explanation 4 0.77 11 1.16