Reasons for declining to receive the HPV vaccine and subsequently received the HPV vaccine within 3 months among 304 men who have sex with men
| Reasons for declining to receive the HPV vaccine | Declined to receive the HPV vaccine, n (%) | Subsequently received the HPV vaccine within 3 months, n (%) |
| Not specified | 95 (31.3) | 18 (18.9) |
| Time to think | 83 (27.3) | 8 (9.6) |
| Unsure of immunisation | 41 (13.5) | 4 (9.8) |
| Time constriction | 24 (7.9) | 6 (25.0) |
| Travelling | 24 (7.9) | 1 (4.2) |
| Needle issue | 10 (3.3) | 2 (20.0) |
| Overwhelmed | 8 (2.6) | 1 (12.5) |
| Other | 7 (2.3) | 4 (57.1) |
| Language problem | 6 (2.0) | 1 (16.7) |
| Unwell on the day | 6 (2.0) | 1 (16.7) |
| Total | 304 (100.0) | 46 (15.1) |
HPV, human papillomavirus.