Table 2 Mapping of sub-themes from the focus group discussions to the “5As” taxonomy domains [21]
“5As” domains | Sub-themes (from open-coding) |
|---|---|
Access | Good access to vaccines, travel out of town as reason for missed or delayed doses, time of travel out of town |
Affordability | Convenient timing of immunization sessions, free vaccination provided by the government a benefit |
Awareness | Benefits of vaccination, names of vaccines (or diseases prevented), knowledge sharing by health care workers, other sources of vaccination information, limited awareness of benefits/risks of vaccination, more information requested |
Acceptance | Positive view of vaccines in general, vaccination as a social responsibility, influence of health care worker on parents, family or peer influence on attitudes, impact of negative news on parental attitudes, experiences with vaccination, fear of vaccine side-effects |
Activation | Government ads and campaigns, prompts and reminders by health care workers, provisions for delayed doses, financial incentives for vaccination |
Uncategorized | Choice of vaccination centers |