Table 2.
Distribution of the participants’ responses to the attitudes questionnaire
| Statement | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree | Strongly agree | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Percentage | n | Percentage | n | Percentage | n | Percentage | n | Percentage | |
| Media allegations about the connection between vaccines with chronic diseases, such as autism, and multiple sclerosis, have led me to doubt about vaccination as safe method.* | 27 | 14.8 | 32 | 17.6 | 52 | 28.6 | 51 | 28.0 | 20 | 11.0 |
| It is important to keep vaccination coverage of the population in order to avoid the emergence of new epidemics. | 18 | 9.9 | 26 | 14.3 | 28 | 15.4 | 62 | 34.1 | 48 | 26.4 |
| Educating parents about vaccines is an important way to connect a vaccination coverage of the population | 19 | 10.4 | 25 | 13.7 | 23 | 12.6 | 65 | 35.7 | 50 | 27.5 |
| The doctor has an important role in educating parents about the importance of childhood vaccination. | 14 | 7.7 | 24 | 13.2 | 23 | 12.6 | 48 | 26.4 | 73 | 40.1 |
| It is no longer necessary to vaccinate children because all of these diseases are very rare today.* | 27 | 14.8 | 34 | 18.7 | 51 | 28.0 | 61 | 33.5 | 9 | 4.9 |
| Vaccines contain substances that have been proven harmful to children’s health.* | 38 | 20.9 | 55 | 30.2 | 32 | 17.6 | 44 | 24.2 | 13 | 7.1 |
| There is not enough evidence that immunization prevents the occurrence of infectious diseases.* | 35 | 19.2 | 42 | 23.1 | 38 | 20.9 | 50 | 27.5 | 17 | 9.3 |
| I would advise the patient to vaccinate their child in a prescribed program of immunization. | 19 | 10.4 | 18 | 9.9 | 31 | 17.0 | 69 | 37.9 | 45 | 24.7 |
| If vaccines against HIV and hepatitis C were available, I would definitely be vaccinated. | 23 | 12.6 | 9 | 4.9 | 26 | 14.3 | 73 | 40.1 | 51 | 28.0 |
* Negative attitudes were reveres coded