Table 1.

Themes or factors related to vaccination hesitancy and acceptance among Apostolic Church members by sources of information

Themes/factors	Sources of information
	Health-care workers	EPI staff	Religious leaders	Caregivers
Vaccination hesitancy
Religious teachings	X	X	X	X
Poor knowledge of vaccines	X		X
Negative perception of vaccines	X	X	X
Confidence in alternative medicine or prayers	X	X
Lack of privacy	X	X		X
Low level of education		X
Lack of knowledge of modern medicine		X
Child is healthy				X
Child absent when vaccination was offered				X
Vaccination acceptance
Exposure to external influences	X
Experiences with deaths or VPD in family or near relative	X	X	X
Education and sensitization about vaccinations	X	X	X	X
Presence of police force or law enforcement	X		X	X
Government order or requirement	X	X		X
Use of other health services	X	X
Want to accomplish a high priority		X
Preventing diseases			X	X
Child born abroad (South Africa)				X
Child is sick/medical emergency				X
Church leaders give orders				X