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. 2018 May 14;14(7):1558–1565. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1463943

Table 3.

Most frequent reasons reported by parents for having delayed or refused at least a shot of vaccines.

Reasons for having delayed N %
Forgetfulness 17 18.5
Vaccine not available in the vaccination center 16 17.4
Concerns about side effects 14 14.6
Fear of the vaccine administration for their children 12 12.5
Lack of recommendation by the pediatricians
10
10.9
Reasons for having refused
 
 
Lack of recommendation by the pediatricians 27 35.1
Having an objection to the administration of the vaccines 23 29.9
Forgetfulness 7 9.5
Concerns about side effects 5 6
Vaccine not available in the vaccination center 3 3.9