Table 5 Factors affecting parents’ decisions to be vaccinated to protect their child
Parents1,2 | Not at all important | Of low importance | Neutral or undecided | Moderately important | Very important | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
How much I know about the disease | Mother | 2 (2%) | 8 (8%) | 8 (8%) | 40 (38%) | 47 (45%) |
Father | 2 (2%) | 6 (7%) | 10 (11%) | 37 (41%) | 36 (40%) | |
How at risk my child or I are from the disease | Mother | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 6 (6%) | 11 (11%) | 84 (82%) |
Father | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (8%) | 14 (16%) | 69 (77%) | |
How well the vaccine works | Mother | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 14 (14%) | 28 (28%) | 59 (58%) |
Father | 0 (0%) | 3 (3%) | 11 (12%) | 25 (28%) | 51 (57%) | |
Potential side effects of the vaccine | Mother | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 11 (11%) | 28 (27%) | 60 (59%) |
Father | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 13 (14%) | 26 (29%) | 49 (54%) | |
The cost of a vaccine | Mother | 25 (24%) | 23 (22%) | 16 (16%) | 24 (23%) | 15 (15%) |
Father | 18 (20%) | 27 (30%) | 14 (16%) | 17 (19%) | 13 (15%) | |
The cost of going to the doctor to be vaccinated | Mother | 26 (25%) | 24 (23%) | 15 (15%) | 23 (22%) | 15 (15%) |
Father | 19 (21%) | 26 (29%) | 12 (13%) | 18 (20%) | 14 (16%) | |
The time and effort to be vaccinated | Mother | 32 (32%) | 30 (29%) | 16 (16%) | 15 (15%) | 9 (9%) |
Father | 26 (29%) | 23 (26%) | 18 (20%) | 13 (15%) | 9 (10%) | |
My religious beliefs | Mother | 85 (82%) | 3 (3%) | 10 (10%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) |
Father | 73 (82%) | 4 (5%) | 8 (9%) | 1 (1%) | 3 (3%) |