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Table 2 Reported barriers to HPV Vaccination

From: Attitudes of undergraduate university women towards HPV vaccination: a cross-sectional study in Ottawa, Canada

Barriers

N non-vaccinated group (n = 205)

%

The vaccine costs too much

 Influential

90

45.69

 Neutral

24

12.18

 Not Influential

60

30.46

 N/Aa

23

11.68

The vaccine is not covered by my health insurance

 Influential

78

39.59

 Neutral

25

12.69

 Not Influential

60

30.46

 N/A

34

17.26

I don’t know enough about the vaccine

 Influential

107

54.31

 Neutral

20

10.15

 Not Influential

49

24.87

 N/A

21

10.66

I don’t know enough about the vaccine’s potential side effects

 Influential

126

66.64

 Neutral

18

9.09

 Not Influential

37

18.69

 N/A

17

8.59

I don’t know if the vaccine works

 Influential

95

47.98

 Neutral

35

17.68

 Not Influential

53

26.77

 N/A

15

7.58

  1. aN/A: the participant does not think the barrier is applicable to her situation