Table 3.

The participants’ reasons of not receiving the pneumococcal vaccine after they received information about it

		n	%
Reasons for refusing to the pneumococcal vaccine after being informed	Finding it unnecessary	15	35.7
	Worrying about side effects	13	31.0
	Relatives not allowing vaccination	4	9.5
	Not trusting the vaccine efficiency	3	7.1
	The difficulty of accessing the Family Health Center	4	9.5
	Having received the vaccine in the last 5 years	2	4.8
	Lack of insurance coverage or lack of necessary funds	1	2.4
Total		42	100