Table 4.

Respondents’ reasons for willingness to allow invasive LRTI procedures

Reasons	N (%)
Willing to allow (or not against) invasive LRTI-related sample collection procedures (n = 900)
Ascertainment of the correct diagnosis to enable timely and accurate treatment	304 (33.8)
For the benefit of the health of children in general	249 (27.7)
Trust in the physician	231 (25.7)
Feeling compelled	35 (3.9)
Only when the indication is clear	33 (3.7)
Only if the child is willing	3 (0.3)
To gain a better understanding of the underlying causes of disease	2 (0.2)
Unspecified	12 (1.3)
No answer	31 (3.4)
Against invasive sample collection procedures (n = 336)
Concerns about the potential negative effect on the child’s health	149 (44.3)
Does not understand the necessity for invasive procedures	50 (14.9)
Convinced that easier techniques will also provide the answer	26 (7.7)
The child is too young	18 (5.4)
Concerns that the intervention(s) would make the children irritable	18 (5.4)
The child refused	15 (4.5)
Not sure about the relevance of the study	14 (4.2)
Concerned that the child will suffer from psychological trauma	11 (3.3)
The child had never previously undergone a clinical procedure	5 (1.5)
Lack of trust in the physician	2 (0.6)
Lack of time	1 (0.3)
Unspecified	12 (3.6)
No answer	15 (4.5)