Volume 23, Number 1—January 2017
Research
Oral Cholera Vaccine Coverage during an Outbreak and Humanitarian Crisis, Iraq, 2015
Table 4
Five most common reasons for not receiving oral cholera vaccine among persons in refugee camps, internally displaced persons camps, and collective centers targeted for vaccination, Iraq, 2015
Reasons for non-vaccination | Frequency | Weighted estimate, % (95% CI) |
---|---|---|
First dose | ||
Was absent during campaign | 175 | 35 (27–43) |
Teams did not visit my house | 284 | 30 (23–38) |
Vaccines not available | 99 | 11 (7–18) |
No faith in vaccine | 22 | 4 (2–9) |
Was sick |
24 |
3 (2–5) |
Second dose | ||
Was absent during campaign | 148 | 39 (28–51) |
Teams did not visit my house | 419 | 36 (26–46) |
Vaccines not available | 38 | 2 (1–3) |
Was sick | 22 | 9 (4–18) |
Decision-maker not at home | 2 | 5 (2–18) |
1Current affiliation: Bureau of Immunization, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York, USA.