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Table 3 Reasons for not having been vaccinated among unvaccinated women

From: Characteristics of HPV-unvaccinated undergraduate health students in Switzerland, a cross sectional study

Variable

n

%

No reason given or doesn’t know

52

41.6

Reason given :

73

58.4

 Fear of side effects

27

21.6

 Parent against HPV vaccination

18

14.4

 Physician in private practice against HPV vaccination

11

8.8

 Not considered useful

3

2.4

 Against vaccinations in general

3

2.4

 No sexual activity

2

1.6

 Only 1 sexual partner

2

1.6

 No efficacy

2

1.6

 Insufficient evidence

2

1.6

 Other

3

2.4

  1. Abbreviations: N number, HPV Human Papillomavirus