Table 7 Levels of agreement on statements regarding vaccines between nurses and physicians
Statements regarding vaccines | Role | Agree or Strongly Agree | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N° | % | OR | I.C. 95% | p | ||
I believe that my risk of contracting a vaccine-preventable disease is low | Nurses | 53 | 37.86 | 4.26 | 2.63–6.89 | P < 0.0001 |
Physicians | 47 | 14.20 | ||||
I believe that the risk of transmitting a vaccine-preventable disease to one of my patients is low | Nurses | 43 | 30.71 | 4.03 | 2.44–6.66 | P < 0.0001 |
Physicians | 43 | 12.99 | ||||
Vaccines’ benefits are uncertain | Nurses | 31 | 22.14 | 3.4 | 1.95–5.9 | P < 0.0001 |
Physicians | 30 | 9.06 | ||||
Vaccines should be required to work as Health Care professionals | Nurses | 90 | 64.29 | 0.52 | 0.29–0.92 | P = 0.0238 |
Physician | 254 | 76.74 | ||||
I am afraid of side effects caused by vaccinations | Nurse | 32 | 22.86 | 5.76 | 3.13–10.6 | P < 0.0001 |
Physicians | 20 | 6.04 | ||||
I trust the information I received on vaccines | Nurses | 85 | 60.71 | 0.28 | 0.15–0.51 | P < 0.0001 |
Physicians | 281 | 84.89 | ||||
Becoming immune naturally by contracting a disease is better than becoming immune with vaccinations | Nurses | 30 | 21.43 | 7.07 | 3.63–13.75 | P < 0.0001 |
Physicians | 15 | 4.53 | ||||
Children should receive less vaccines in one visit | Nurses | 47 | 33.57 | 6.44 | 3.78–10.96 | P < 0.0001 |
Physicians | 31 | 9.37 | ||||
Children receive too many vaccinations | Nurses | 21 | 15.00 | 4.85 | 2.37–9.91 | P < 0.0001 |
Physicians | 14 | 4.23 | ||||
Overall, do you have doubts/worries regarding vaccines? 1 (a lot of doubts) to 5 (no doubts at all) | Nurses | 76 | 54.29 | 0.19 | 0.11–0.33 | P < 0.0001 |
Physicians | 289 | 87.31 | ||||