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Table 4 Participants” preferences regarding oral cholera vaccine expressed as number and percentage of respondents by vaccine dose

From: “It depends how one understands it:” a qualitative study on differential uptake of oral cholera vaccine in three compounds in Lusaka, Zambia

Characteristics

0 doses

n (%)

2 doses

n (%)

Total

N (%)

N = 113

N = 58

N = 171

Reasons to refuse oral cholera vaccine (Multiple responses allowed)

 No need

11 (10)

8 (14)

19 (11)

 OCV does not work

14 (12)

4 (7)

18 (11)

 Family/friend advised against

71 (63)

15 (26)

86 (50)

 I prefer injections

14 (12)

11 (19)

25 (15)

 Bad experience with vaccine

38 (34)

17 (29)

55 (32)

Preferred days to organize a campaign (Multiple responses allowed)

 Monday

5 (4)

15 (26)

20 (12)

 Tuesday

1 (1)

3 (5)

4 (2)

 Wednesday

3 (3)

3 (5)

6 (4)

 Thursday

0 (0)

15 (26)

15 (9)

 Friday

13 (12)

3 (5)

16 (9)

 Saturday

60 (53)

32 (55)

92 (54)

 Sunday

46 (41)

22 (38)

68 (40)

Prefer fixed or mobile campaign

 Fixed

26 (23)

9 (16)

35 (20)

 Mobile

78 (69)

33 (57)

111 (65)

Total

113

58

171