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Table 4 Reported COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and motivation reasons

From: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Pakistan: a cross-sectional phone survey of major urban cities

VARIABLES

Frequency (%)

Reasons for Hesitancy ( N  = 800)

 No need

284 (35.5%)

 Vaccine safety and side effects

251 (31.4%)

 Not specific reason

67 (8.4%)

 Lack of information

45 (5.6%)

 There is no covid

43 (5.4%)

 Medical conditions

35 (4.4%)

 No permission from home

35 (4.4%)

 Religious beliefs

32 (4%)

 No time

21 (2.6%)

 When majority have vaccinated

10 (1.3%)

Reasons for Motivation ( N  = 1470)

 For health safety

1029 (70%)

 To end the pandemic

357 (24.3%)

 Enforced by employer

197 (13.4%)

 To protect others

154 (10.5%)

 Exemption from following SOPs

59 (4%)

 To travel abroad

43 (2.9%)

 To go to educational institutes

28 (1.9%)

 Religious reasons

9 (0.6%)

 No specific reason

158 (10.7%)

 As it is free

6 (0.4%)