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Table 1 Frequency of mentioned diseases/symptoms.

From: Portrait of a lengthy vaccination trajectory in Burkina Faso: from cultural acceptance of vaccines to actual immunization

Disease/symptoms

Considered Normal/inevitable

(n)

Considered potentially fatal

(n)

Considered as side effects

(n)

Fever

10

5

8

Diarrhea

9

5

3

Stomach/head pains

6

3

1

Cough

8

4

-

Malaria

6

1

-

Chickenpox

4

8

-

Convulsions

3

8

-

Vomiting

3

3

-

Meningitis

-

3

-

  1. Frequency table of the mentioned diseases/symptoms. 1: considered normal/inevitable; 2: considered potentially fatal; 3: considered as possible side effects, by the participant of the focus groups (n = total of participants who mentioned the disease/symptom).