Table 4 Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in NWS according to the participants of the first sub-sample (NGOs, UN agencies, SIG, and local authorities)
From: Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake in Northwest Syria
| Â | Responses | Percent of Cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Percent | |||
Reasons | Health concerns (e.g., fear of side effects) | 26 | 20.3% | 86.7% |
Disinformation and rumors (social media) | 23 | 18.0% | 76.7% | |
Low subjective risk and carelessness | 21 | 16.4% | 70.0% | |
Conspiracy theory | 16 | 12.5% | 53.3% | |
The lack of education and health awareness | 13 | 10.2% | 43.3% | |
Poor socioeconomic conditions | 11 | 8.6% | 36.7% | |
Social norms | 7 | 5.5% | 23.3% | |
Insufficient planning and resources | 9 | 7.0% | 30.0% | |
Spiritual and religious beliefs | 2 | 1.6% | 6.7% | |
Total | 128 | 100.0% | 426.7% | |