Table 2 Reasons for delaying childhood immunisation and refusing childhood immunisation in Albania
Reason | N | Proportion (% and 95 CI) |
|---|---|---|
Reasons stated by mothers of under-5-year-old children to delay childhood immunisation in Albania | ||
Doubts about vaccine safety | 12 | 2.8 (1.2, 6.1) |
Concerns about side effects | 15 | 3.3 (1.7, 6.0) |
Child was sick at the time of vaccination | 302 | 67.0 (59.3, 73.9) |
Did not have time/too busy | 43 | 9.6 (5.7, 15.8) |
No particular reason | 28 | 6.2 (3.7, 10.2) |
Other | 50 | 11.1 (7.5, 16.3) |
Reasons stated by mothers of under-5-year-old children to refuse childhood immunisation in Albania | ||
Doubts about vaccine safety | 13 | 47.8 (26.6, 69.8) |
Concerns about side effects | 6 | 23.10 (9.4, 46.7) |
Child was sick at the time of vaccination | 1 | 5.1 (0.1, 16.5) |
Medical contraindication | 0 | 0 |
Vaccine more harmful than disease | 2 | 6.9 (1.5, 26.4) |
Religious conviction | 0 | 0 |
Other | 5 | 17.1 (5.8, 40.6) |