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. 2020 Mar 26;6(3):e03474. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03474

Table 3.

Vaccine beliefs and hesitancy.

Characteristics Prevalence % (n)
Vaccine characteristics
Vaccinated for HAV 64% (28)
Contact with someone known or suspected to have HAV in past year 11% (5)
Close contacts known to not have been vaccinated for HAV 20% (9)
Contact with untreated human waste (past year) 11% (5)
Contact with drinking water or food you would consider unclean (past year)
23% (10)
Vaccine hesitancy
Believe vaccines can protect from serious disease 77% (34)
Think most people have been vaccinated with all recommended vaccines 30% (13)
Been reluctant or hesitated to get a vaccination 23% (10)
Refused a vaccination 7% (3)
Believe it is difficult for some in Detroit to get vaccines 41% (18)