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.