Table 8.
Comparison of Pre- and Post-focus group questionnaires: Pediatricians and Mothers
| Change in Pediatrician Perceptions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What are your current recommendations on rotavirus vaccinations for infants? |
Important barrier - Lack of insurance coverage |
Important barrier - Lack of reimbursement |
Important barrier - Mother's concern with vaccine safety |
Important barrier - Time needed to discuss with mothers |
|
| More likely to recommend | 1 (2%) | 11 (25%) | 5 (12%) | 11 (26%) | 11 (24%) |
| Same answer | 43 (98%) | 25 (57%) | 32 (76%) | 22 (52%) | 27 (60%) |
| Less likely to recommend | 0 (0%) | 8 (18%) | 5 (12%) | 10 (23%) | 7 (16%) |
| P-value Ж | P = 1.00 | P = 0.18 | P = 1.00 | P = 0.75 | P = 0.18 |
| Change in Maternal Perceptions | |||||
| Rotavirus vaccine is an important vaccine for my child | I feel confident that rotavirus vaccine works to prevent serious diarrhea | I feel confident that rotavirus vaccine is safe | If I had another baby, I would have that baby get rotavirus vaccine | ||
| More likely to agree with statement | 5 (10%) | 10 (19%) | 6 (12%) | 1 (2%) | |
| Same answer | 32 (63%) | 37 (71%) | 26 (51%) | 35 (67%) | |
| More likely to disagree with statement |
14 (28%) | 5 (10%) | 19 (37%) | 16 (31%) | |
| P-value Ж | P = 0.01 § | P = 0.17 | P < 0.01 § | P < 0.01 § | |
Ж Wilcoxon signed rank sum test
§ indicates that the post-focus group response changed with statistical significance