Reason for not receiving the vaccine | Number (n) | Percentage (%) |
Clinician associated | 1118 | 80.7 |
Not offered, unknown | 768 | 55.4 |
Not offered, logistical* | 50 | 3.6 |
Immunity tested, did not re-attend | 300 | 21.6 |
Client associated | 268 | 19.3 |
Declined, did not re-attend | 17 | 1.2 |
Declined, logistical† | 33 | 2.4 |
Declined, needle issue | 20 | 1.4 |
Declined, vaccine issue‡ | 7 | 0.5 |
Declined, will consider | 44 | 3.2 |
Declined, other | 37 | 2.7 |
Declined, unknown | 110 | 7.9 |
Total | 1386 | 80.7 |
*Clinician-associated logistical reasons including unavailability of the vaccine at the clinic and being close to clinic closure.
†Client-associated logistical reasons include being in a rush, being unwell and receiving other injection (ie, STI treatment) on the same day.
‡Client-associated vaccine issue including being anti-vaccination, allergy.