Reason | Interview survey (n = 1) | Giving a blood sample (n = 8) | Vaccine trial (n = 21) | Drug trial (n = 19) |
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*Numbers in parenthesis are percentages. | ||||
Afraid/concern about (unknown) side effects | 0 (0.0)* | 0 (0.0) | 13 (61.9) | 13 (68.4) |
Am healthy/not unwell, so why should I participate | 0 (0.0) | 4 (50.0) | 3 (14.3) | 3 (15.8) |
Never needed medical help (so why contribute) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (5.3) |
Have never had to do this for myself let alone do it for others | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (5.3) |
Have less blood in the body | 0 (0.0) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Afraid of injections | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) |
No reason | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (5.3) |