Table 2 Attitude and Beliefs about Vaccines by Healthcare Professional Program (N = 223)
|  | BSN positive responsesa n = 84 n (%) | DNP positive responsesa n = 14 n (%) | Medicine positive responsesa n = 75 n (%) | Pharmacy positive responsesa n = 52 n (%) | Fisher’s exact test p – valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assessing Education | |||||
 Program includes adequate training and/or education in: | |||||
  Vaccine preventable diseases | 76 (90.5) | 14 (100) | 73 (97.3) | 51 (98.1) | 0.504 |
  How vaccines work | 67 (79.8) | 13 (92.9) | 72 (96.0) | 49 (94.2) | 0.046* |
  The safety of vaccinesc | 68 (82.9) | 14 (100) | 68 (91.9) | 50 (96.2) | 0.203 |
  Vaccine testing and approval processd | 47 (56.6) | 9 (64.3) | 49 (65.3) | 39 (75.0) | 0.418 |
  How to communicate with vaccine-hesitant caregivers | 60 (71.4) | 13 (92.9) | 55 (73.3) | 40 (76.9) | 0.646 |
Measuring Hesitancy | |||||
 Routine childhood vaccines are safec | 77 (92.8) | 14 (100) | 72 (97.3) | 50 (98.0) | 0.524 |
 Protective benefits obtained from vaccinating outweigh the risks that may occur as a result of vaccinatingd | 78 (95.1) | 14 (100) | 72 (97.3) | 50 (98.0) | 0.973 |
 Vaccines are effective way to prevent many different diseasesc | 80 (96.4) | 14 (100) | 72 (97.3) | 50 (98.0) | 0.722 |
 The current # of recommended childhood vaccines places an undue burden on a child’s immune systeme | 26 (34.2) | 3 (23.1) | 3 (4.3) | 4 (8.5) | < 0.0001* |
Measuring Likelihood to Recommend Vaccines | |||||
 Caregivers should have influence over what vaccines are given to their childrend | 49 (59.0) | 5 (35.7) | 26 (35.1) | 20 (39.2) | 0.028* |
 Spreading out recommended vaccines over several visits is an acceptable approach to reducing parental stress about vaccinatingd | 45 (54.2) | 9 (64.3) | 35 (47.3) | 23 (45.1) | 0.856 |
 State/local vaccination requirements for school/daycare entry are important tools for reducing vaccine preventable diseases in the communityd | 78 (94.0) | 14 (100) | 70 (94.6) | 50 (98.0) | 0.888 |
 Caregivers should have the right to request non-medical exemptions from state/local vaccination requirements for school entrye | 27 (32.9) | 2 (14.3) | 17 (23.0) | 6 (11.8) | 0.022* |
 As a HCP, I believe that I am responsible for advocating the benefit of vaccines and educating patients on the diseases they prevente | 78 (95.1) | 14 (100) | 72 (97.3) | 51 (100) | 0.878 |
 As a HCP, I believe that my strong recommendation for a vaccination will impact a patient’s decision on whether or not to vaccinatee | 73 (89.0) | 13 (92.9) | 62 (83.8) | 50 (98.0) | 0.148 |
 Getting my annual influenza vaccine is important to med | 55 (66.3) | 13 (92.9) | 64 (86.5) | 37 (72.5) | 0.062 |
 It is important to engage/encourage HCP to be immunized annually against influenzad | 64 (77.1) | 13 (92.9) | 66 (89.2) | 42 (82.4) | 0.511 |