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. 2021 Dec 8;16:3337–3346. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S340730

Table 3.

Reasons for the Patients Who Did Not Receive Influenza or Pneumococcal Vaccination

Not Receiving Influenza Vaccination (n = 204) Not Receiving Pneumococcal Vaccination (n = 249)
Worry about the side effects 61 (29.9) 61 (24.5)
Do not think it necessary 54 (26.5) 60 (24.1)
Activity inconvenience 16 (7.8) 13 (5.2)
Own expense for vaccination 4 (2.0) 6 (2.4)
Others 64 (31.4) 106 (42.6)
 Having no knowledge of the vaccines 50 (78.1) 87 (82.1)
 Having other severe diseases 9 (14.1) 9 (8.5)
 Allergic constitution 5 (7.8) 5 (4.7)
 Not recommended by the general practitioners 0 (0.0) 5 (4.7)

Note: Data are presented as n (%).