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. 2019 Jun 5;16(11):2006. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16112006

Table 2.

Frequency distribution (values and row percentages) of the answers to Section 1 and Section 2.

Questions Total Disagreement Disagreement Unsure Agreement Full Agreement
I believe that vaccines are important for reducing or eliminating serious illnesses 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 3 (4%) 32 (38%) 49 (58%)
I believe that vaccines are useful in certain situations, for example, in developing countries 2 (2%) 2 (2%) 3 (4%) 44 (52%) 34 (40%)
I have no opinion on it 26 (54%) 19 (40%) 2 (4%) 1 (2%) 0 (0%)
I believe more in the natural immunity gained through the disease than in vaccines 17 (20%) 30 (35%) 23 (27%) 9 (11%) 6 (7%)
I do not believe in vaccination: I think it does more harm than good 38 (45%) 34 (40%) 11 (13%) 2 (2%) 0 (0%)
I am afraid of side effects 15 (18%) 30 (35%) 22 (26%) 16 (19%) 2 (2%)
My religious beliefs are against vaccinations 63 (76%) 19 (23%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
I don’t believe to be at risk for infectious diseases 46 (55%) 23 (28%) 11 (13%) 3 (4%) 0 (0%)
I’m afraid of getting sick after vaccination 28 (33%) 30 (36%) 17 (20%) 9 (11%) 0 (0%)
I believe that vaccines are not effective 34 (40%) 40 (47%) 4 (5%) 3 (4%) 4 (5%)
I am wary of vaccination long-term effects on health of vaccinations 21 (25%) 43 (51%) 13 (15%) 8 (9%) 0 (0%)
I believe that vaccinations are an indispensable requirement to work in a health care setting 0 (0%) 11 (13%) 16 (19%) 39 (46%) 19 (22%)
I believe that vaccinations are a duty because health care workers should represent a model for their patients 2 (2%) 14 (16%) 13 (15%) 39 (46%) 17 (20%)