Table 3. Reasons for not receiving oral cholera vaccine, by area of residency, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2016.
| Reason for non-vaccination | No. of survey respondents (%) by area of residencya |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Shore | Islands | Zimboweras | |
| Absent, ill or at work | 111 (33.7) | 9 (47.3) | 47 (55.3) |
| Vaccine not available when visiting vaccination site | 71 (21.6) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (15.3) |
| Unaware of vaccination campaign | 33 (10.0) | 1 (5.3) | 12 (14.1) |
| Unaware of need for cholera vaccination | 29 (8.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.4) |
| Vaccination post too far away | 11 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Vaccinators absent when visiting vaccination site | 9 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.4) |
| Aware of campaign but not of location or time of vaccination | 7 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.2) |
| Vaccination not authorized by head of family | 9 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Lack of confidence in vaccination | 8 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Fear of side-effects or influenced by rumours that cholera vaccine is harmful | 5 (1.5) | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Unaware of being eligible for vaccination | 3 (0.9) | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Long waiting time at vaccination site | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Religious reasons | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Caretaker not available to bring child or other family member | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 26 (7.9) | 7 (36.8) | 5 (5.9) |
| Total | 329 (100) | 19 (100) | 85 (100) |
a Survey participants lived either on the shores of Lake Chilwa, on islands in the lake or on zimboweras, which are temporary floating homes built for the fishing season.