Influenza vaccination: opinions of health care professionals working in pediatric emergency departments

Pinto, Luciano; Falsaperla, Raffaele; Villani, Alberto; Corsello, Giovanni; Del Gado, Roberto; Mazzeo, Adolfo; Lubrano, Riccardo

doi:10.1186/s13052-019-0638-6

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Table 6 Levels of agreement on statements regarding vaccines

From: Influenza vaccination: opinions of health care professionals working in pediatric emergency departments

Statements regarding vaccines	Role	Not agreeing (1 + 2)		Uncertain		Agreeing (4 + 5)		Total	Mean +/- Standard Deviation (IC 95%)
Statements regarding vaccines	Role	N°	%	N°	%	N°	%	Total	Mean +/- Standard Deviation (IC 95%)
I believe that my risk of contracting a vaccine-preventable disease is low	Others	17	51.52	11	33.33	5	15.15	33	2.48 + 1.20 (2.06–2.91)
	Nurses	64	45.71	23	16.43	53	37.86	140	2.88 + 1.41 (2.64–3.11)
	Physicians	262	79.15	22	6.65	47	14.20	331	1.89 + 1.20 (1.76–2.02)
	Total	343	68.06	56	11.11	105	20.83	504	2.20 + 1.33 (2.09–2.32)
I believe that the risk of transmitting a vaccine-preventable disease to one of my patients is low	Others	12	36.36	9	27.27	12	36.36	33	2.97 + 1.33 (2.50–3.44)
	Nurses	65	46.43	32	22.86	43	30.71	140	2.73 + 1.30 (2.51–2.95)
	Physicians	262	79.15	26	7.85	43	12.99	331	1.85 + 1.14 (1.73–1.98)
	Total	339	67.26	67	13.29	98	19.44	504	2.17 + 1.28 (2.06–2.28)
Vaccines’ benefits are uncertain	Others	19	57.58	4	12.12	10	30.30	33	2.64 + 1.54 (2.09–3.18)
	Nurses	89	63.57	20	14.29	31	22.14	140	2.31 + 1.31 (2.09–2.53)
	Physicians	293	88.52	8	2.42	30	9.06	331	1.52 + 1.10 (1.40–1.64)
	Total	401	79.56	32	6.35	71	14.09	504	1.81 + 1.28 (1.70–1.92)
Vaccines should be required to work as Health Care professionals	Others	5	15.15	3	9.09	25	75.76	33	3.94 + 1.20 (3.51–4.36)
	Nurses	24	17.14	26	18.57	90	64.29	140	3.78 + 1.31 (3.56–4.00)
	Physicians	35	10.57	42	12.69	254	76.74	331	4.11 + 1.13 (3.99–4.23)
	Total	64	12.70	71	14.09	369	73.21	504	4.01 + 1.19 (3.90–4.11)
I am afraid of side effects caused by vaccinations	Others	22	66.67	4	12.12	7	21.21	33	2.21 + 1.36 (1.73–2.69)
	Nurses	82	58.57	26	18.57	32	22.86	140	2.35 + 1.36 (2.12–2.58)
	Physicians	295	89.12	16	4.83	20	6.04	331	1.54 + 0.93 (1.41–1.66)
	Total	399	79.17	46	9.13	59	11.71	504	1.81 + 1.16 (1.71–1.91)
** I trust the information I received on vaccines	Others	8	24.24	4	12.12	21	63.64	33	3.61 + 1.32 (3.14–4.07)
	Nurses	27	19.29	28	20.00	85	60.71	140	3.61 + 1.21 (3.82–4.24)
	Physicians	25	7.55	25	7.55	281	84.89	331	4.24 + 1.05 (4.13–4.35)
	Total	60	11.90	57	11.31	387	76.79	504	4.02 + 1.15 (3.92–4.13)
** Becoming immune naturally by contracting a disease is better than becoming immune with vaccinations	Others	18	54.55	6	18.18	9	27.27	33	2.61 + 1 .34 (2.13–3.08)
	Nurses	84	60.00	26	18.57	30	21.43	140	2.31 + 1.35 (2.09–2.54)
	Physicians	297	89.73	19	5.74	15	4.53	331	1.49 + 0.89 (1.39–1.59)
	Total	399	79.17	51	10.12	54	10.71	504	1.79 + 1.14 (1.69–1.89)
** Children should receive less vaccines in one visit	Others	13	39.39	9	27.27	11	33.33	33	2.88 + 1.36 (2.40–3.36)
	Nurses	61	43.57	32	22.86	47	33.57	140	2.80 + 1.39 (2.57–3.03)
	Physicians	259	78.25	41	12.39	31	9.37	331	1.78 + 1.13 (1.66–1.90)
	Total	333	66.07	82	16.27	89	17.66	504	2.14 + 1.32 (2.02–2.25)
** Children receive too many vaccinations	Other	21	63.64	4	12.12	8	24.24	33	2.33 + 1.22 (1.90–2.77)
	Nurses	94	67.14	25	17.86	21	15.00	140	2.11 + 1.24 (1.91–2.32)
	Physicians	304	91.84	13	3.93	14	4.23	331	1.42 + 0.85 (1.33–1.51)
	Total	419	83.13	42	8.33	43	8.53	504	1.67 + 1.06 (1.58–1.75)
** Overall, do you have doubts/worries regarding vaccines? 1 (a lot of doubts) to 5 (no doubts at all)	Others	11	33.33	4	12.12	18	54.55	33	3.30 + 1.29 (2.85–3.76)
	Nurses	40	28.57	24	17.14	76	54.29	140	3.37 + 1.24 (3.16–3.58)
	Physicians	29	8.76	13	3.93	289	87.31	331	4.25 + 0 .99 (4.14–4.35)
	Total	80	15.87	41	8.13	383	75.99	504	3.94 + 1.17 (3.84–4.04)

**Statements used to elaborate the PACV Short Scale

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