- Descriptive statistics of vaccine related side effects.
Variables | n (%) |
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Severity of vaccine related side effects | |
Major | 57 (14.4) |
Minor | 238 (59.9) |
No side effect reported | 102 (25.7) |
Minor side effects | |
Low grade fever, chills & headache | 85 (35.7) |
Pain at the injection site | 73 (30.7) |
Myalgia and arthralgia | 33 (13.9) |
Fatigue & tiredness | 47 (19.6) |
Major side effects | |
High grade fever | 47 (82.4) |
Dyspnea | 8 (14.0) |
Anxiety | 2 (3.5) |
Timeline after which the side effects were experienced | |
<12 hours | 23 (7.8) |
12-24 hours | 234 (79.3) |
24-48 hours | 38 (12.9) |
Medical assistance due to minor side effects | |
Yes | 0 (0.0) |
No | 238 (100) |
Medical assistance due to major side effects | |
Yes | 7 (12.3) |
No | 50 (87.7) |
Medication taken to treat minor side effects | |
Yes | 172 (72.2) |
No | 66 (27.7) |
Medication taken to treat major side effects | |
Yes | 57 (100) |
No | 0 (0.0) |
Complete recovery after medical assistance | |
Yes | 7 (100) |
No | 0 (0.0) |
Days to recover after medical assistance | |
1-2 | 5 (71.4) |
>2 | 2 (28.6) |