Reason | Interview survey (n = 3) | Giving a blood sample (n = 16) | Vaccine trial (n = 28) | Drug trial (n = 27) |
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*Numbers in parenthesis are percentages. | ||||
Afraid of (unknown) side effects | 0 (0.0)* | 0 (0.0) | 16 (57.1) | 15 (55.6) |
Will not allow children to be exposed to risk/used for research | 2 (66.7) | 6 (37.5) | 6 (21.4) | 6 (22.2) |
Child healthy/not unwell, so why should I allow participation | 0 (0.0) | 5 (31.3) | 4 (14.3) | 4 (14.8) |
Never needed medical help (so why contribute) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.7) |
A small child does not have enough blood | 0 (0.0) | 3 (18.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
No reason | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.7) |