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Table 5 Main reasons expressed by parents for negative answers to vaccination (n = 129).

From: Parental knowledge of paediatric vaccination

Causes

n

% (95% CI)

Non-specific harm.

30

23.26 (15.58–30.93)

Specific harm:

99

76.74 (69.06–84.42)

   Adverse reactions

23

17.83 (10.84–24.82)

   Causes allergies

23

17.83 (10.84–24.82)

   Risk-benefit ratio

13

10.08 (4.49–15.66)

   Causes the disease vaccinated for

9

6.97 (2.19–11.76)

   Bad practise of health providers

8

6.20 (1.65–10.75)

   Protective attitude to children

7

5.42 (1.13–9.72)

   Risk of causing autism/neurological conditions

7

5.42 (1.13–9.72)

   Alters children's immunologic system

6

4.65 (0.63–8.67)

   Causes disease and death

3

2.32 (0.48–6.64)