| Reason (multiple response) |
Frequency (%) |
| Do not know much about vaccines |
2256 (34.4) |
| Do not know how effective they are |
2039 (31.1) |
| Do not know if people with comorbidities can take |
249 (3.8) |
| Do not know how to make choice of vaccine |
209 (3.2) |
| Do not know how long to wait post-recovery |
69 (1.1) |
| Worried about safety of vaccine |
594 (9.1) |
| Do not know the long-term effects of vaccine |
482 (7.4) |
| Nurse may not administer properly |
116 (1.8) |
| Vaccine not transported or stored properly |
45 (0.7) |
| People getting COVID-19 after vaccination |
57 (0.9) |
| Worried about side effects of vaccine |
460 (7.0) |
| Will get fever/headache/body ache |
284 (4.3) |
| Will get serious side effects |
112 (1.7) |
| May die after taking vaccine |
91 (1.4) |
| May be sick for long time |
89 (1.4) |
| May affect ability to have children |
16 (0.2) |
| Do not know the process to get vaccinated |
643 (9.8) |
| Do not know if I need to register |
314 (4.8) |
| Do not know how to register in CoWIN application |
173 (2.6) |
| Do not know how to schedule appointment |
142 (2.2) |
| Do not know what documents are needed |
51 (0.8) |
| Do not know where vaccine is available |
67 (1.0) |
| Do not know about walk-in-vaccinations |
33 (0.5) |
| Do not know I am eligible |
31 (0.5) |
| Do not need to get vaccinated |
418 (6.4) |
| I already had COVID-19 |
116 (1.8) |
| I do not think I will get COVID-19 |
189 (2.9) |
| I will recover even if I have COVID-19 |
64 (1) |
| Infections have reduced a lot |
30 (0.5) |
| I want to wait for some more time |
51 (0.8) |
| Unable to get vaccinated despite some willingness |
1051 (16) |
| No vaccination site near my home |
291 (4.4) |
| Difficult or expensive to travel to vaccination site |
165 (2.5) |
| Not finding appointment slots |
410 (6.3) |
| Too much crowd at vaccination sites |
358 (5.5) |
| My family is opposing |
84 (1.3) |
| Lack of time |
158 (2.4) |
| Expensive |
4 (0.1) |
| No stock of preferred vaccine |
23 (0.4) |
| No stock of any vaccine |
28 (0.4) |
| Advised by medical professional to not get vaccinated |
366 (5.6) |
| Pregnant or recent mother with new-born |
122 (1.9) |
| Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus |
86 (1.3) |
| Medical complications |
43 (0.7) |
| Recently had COVID-19 |
66 (1) |
