Table 5.

Reasons for no vaccination in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Reasons	No influenza vaccination (n = 32)	No pneumococcal vaccination (n = 75)
Doctors did not advise it	26 (81.3)	69 (92.0)
I didn’t know I had to be vaccinated	22 (68.8)	64 (85.3)
I didn’t know when I get it	19 (59.4)	53 (70.7)
I didn’t know how to access it	16 (50.0)	45 (60.0)
I am not in a risk group	6 (18.8)	13 (17.3)
Vaccine is too expensive	3 (9.4)	14 (18.7)
I’m not sure why we should vaccinate	3 (9.4)	1 (1.3)
I think it is not safe	2 (6.3)	3 (4.0)
I fear to ask a doctor	2 (6.3)	2 (2.7)
I think COPD can be treated with medication	2 (6.3)	2 (2.7)
I worry about getting fever after vaccination	2 (6.3)	1 (1.3)
I am afraid of needles	1 (3.1)	2 (2.7)
It has a lot of processes	2 (6.3)	0 (0)
I have contraindication	0 (0)	1 (1.3)

Data shown as n (%).

COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.