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Table 4 Motivations for participation in an HIV vaccine trial by marital status

From: Motivations to participate in a Phase I/II HIV vaccine trial: A descriptive study from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Categorical statements

Unmarried n(%)

Married n(%)

Total n(%)

Volunteerism to rescue lives of others [altruism]

52 (40.3)

44 (38.9)

96 (39.7)

Desire to become a role model, to be among the enthusiasts

24 (18.6)

21(18.6)

45 (18.6)

Researchers’ explanations about HIV/AIDS vaccine studies

25 (19.4)

12 (10.6)

37 (15.3)*

To get more knowledge about HIV prevention/vaccine

19 (14.7)

18(15.9)

37 (15.3)

To know my health status [know health status]

17 (13.2)

19(16.8)

36 (14.9)

To get knowledge for educating others about HIV/vaccine

16 (12.4)

18(15.9)

34 (14.0)

To cooperate with researchers in developing an HIV vaccine

15 (11.6)

8 (7.1)

23 (9.5)

To accomplish personal motivation

10 (7.8)

9 (8.0)

19 (7.9)

To get protection against HIV infection

7 (5.4)

10 (8.8)

17 (7.0)

Magnitude of the disease [AIDS]

7 (5.4)

10 (8.8)

17 (7.0)

Severity of the disease in families – experienced death of a relative due to AIDS

8 (6.2)

7 (6.2)

15 (6.2)

Others (free treatment/insurance, test the strength of vaccine in the body)

3 (2.4)

4 (3.6)

7 (2.9)

  1. Significance denoted by: * = P < 0.05
  2. NB: The columns represent multiple responses, and thus cannot add up to 100 %. The same applies to the total number of respondents in each column