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Table 2 Reasons for willingness and unwillingness to participate in future HIV vaccine trials

From: Willingness of female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda to participate in future HIV vaccine trials: a case control study

Among those willing to participate in future HIV vaccine trials

Reasons

Case (n = 195)

Control (n = 83)

P-value

Altruism-feels good to help

30 (15.4)

19 (22.9)

0.133

To get the education about HIV

36 (18.5)

14 (16.9)

0.751

To get the health care

78 (40.0)

38 (45.8)

0.371

To get the regular HIV VCT

59 (30.3)

28 (33.7)

0.567

Hope of being protected against getting HIV

181 (92.8)

77 (92.8)

0.988

to be among the first people for the vaccine to be tested on

58 (29.7)

46 (55.4)

< 0.001

to get some income

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

1.000

Other

31 (17.2)

17 (21.0)

0.468

Among those not willing to participate in future HIV vaccine trials

Reasons

Case (n = 24)

Control (n = 9)

P-value

Anxiety/fear of catching HIV

4 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

0.191

Concerns over blood draw

3 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

0.266

Time commitment

3 (12.5)

1 (12.5)

0.913

Fear of HIV positive result caused by the vaccine

6 (25.0)

1 (12.5)

0.385

Feels has no risk of HIV, and therefore sees no need to be vaccinated

1 (4.2)

1 (12.5)

0.457

Fears for the safety of the vaccine

5 (20.8)

2 (25.0)

0.931

Othera

13 (54.2)

8 (88.9)

0.065

  1. aOther (wants to conceive, transport challenges, compensation for time/travel not worth it, fear that participation, HIV status will be disclosed to others)