Table 3.
Barriers affecting the readiness to provide vaccination services by the pharmacists participating and not participating in the Pharmacists Without Borders workshops.
| After Training (n = 127) |
Without Training (n = 1650) |
Total (n = 1777) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacists have too much work and do not have time for vaccinations | ||||
| definitely no | 9 (7.1%) | 41 (2.5%) | 50 (2.8%) | 0.0001 1 |
| rather no | 37 (29.1%) | 205 (12.4%) | 242 (13.6%) | |
| I don’t know | 11 (8.7%) | 74 (4.5%) | 85 (4.8%) | |
| rather yes | 37 (29.1%) | 382 (23.2%) | 419 (23.6%) | |
| definitely yes | 33 (26.0%) | 948 (57.5%) | 981 (55.2%) | |
| Providing vaccinations will add more work to pharmacists | ||||
| definitely no | 1 (0.8%) | 9 (0.5%) | 10 (0.6%) | 0.0001 1 |
| rather no | 11 (8.7%) | 55 (3.3%) | 66 (3.7%) | |
| I don’t know | 5 (3.9%) | 17 (1.0%) | 22 (1.2%) | |
| rather yes | 59 (46.5%) | 420 (25.5%) | 479 (27.0%) | |
| definitely yes | 51 (40.2%) | 1149 (69.6%) | 1200 (67.5%) | |
| Patient safety when administering vaccinations is a problem | ||||
| definitely no | 8 (6.3%) | 38 (2.3%) | 46 (2.6%) | 0.0001 1 |
| rather no | 51 (40.2%) | 207 (12.5%) | 258 (14.5%) | |
| I don’t know | 7 (5.5%) | 75 (4.5%) | 82 (4.6%) | |
| rather yes | 24 (18.9%) | 330 (20.0%) | 354 (19.9%) | |
| definitely yes | 37 (29.1%) | 1000 (60.6%) | 1037 (58.4%) | |
| There are not enough training courses for pharmacists | ||||
| definitely no | 6 (4.7%) | 21 (1.3%) | 27 (1.5%) | 0.0006 1 |
| rather no | 6 (4.7%) | 66 (4.0%) | 72 (4.1%) | |
| I don’t know | 7 (5.5%) | 96 (5.8%) | 103 (5.8%) | |
| rather yes | 41 (32.3%) | 353 (21.4%) | 394 (22.2%) | |
| definitely yes | 67 (52.8%) | 1114 (67.5%) | 1181 (66.5%) | |
| Patients have less trust in pharmacists who provide these services | ||||
| definitely no | 10 (7.9%) | 34 (2.1%) | 44 (2.5%) | 0.0001 1 |
| rather no | 18 (14.2%) | 169 (10.2%) | 187 (10.5%) | |
| I don’t know | 36 (28.3%) | 403 (24.4%) | 439 (24.7%) | |
| rather yes | 39 (30.7%) | 542 (32.8%) | 581 (32.7%) | |
| definitely yes | 24 (18.9%) | 502 (30.4%) | 526 (29.6%) | |
| Pharmacies are not adjusted to provide these services | ||||
| definitely no | 8 (6.3%) | 72 (4.4%) | 80 (4.5%) | 0.0001 1 |
| rather no | 18 (14.2%) | 86 (5.2%) | 104 (5.9%) | |
| I don’t know | 15 (11.8%) | 38 (2.3%) | 53 (3.0%) | |
| rather yes | 33 (26.0%) | 257 (15.6%) | 290 (16.3%) | |
| definitely yes | 53 (41.7%) | 1197 (72.5%) | 1250 (70.3%) | |
| Conflicts with other specialists qualified to administer vaccinations are likely to occur | ||||
| definitely no | 8 (6.3%) | 15 (0.9%) | 23 (1.3%) | 0.0001 1 |
| rather no | 22 (17.3%) | 156 (9.5%) | 178 (10.0%) | |
| I don’t know | 15 (11.8%) | 223 (13.5%) | 238 (13.4%) | |
| rather yes | 42 (33.1%) | 534 (32.4%) | 576 (32.4%) | |
| definitely yes | 40 (31.5%) | 722 (43.8%) | 762 (42.9%) | |
| There are concerns related to handling vaccinations, their storage and disposing of sharp objects | ||||
| definitely no | 32 (25.2%) | 200 (12.1%) | 232 (13.1%) | 0.0001 1 |
| rather no | 46 (36.2%) | 419 (25.4%) | 465 (26.2%) | |
| I don’t know | 6 (4.7%) | 75 (4.5%) | 81 (4.6%) | |
| rather yes | 20 (15.7%) | 416 (25.2%) | 436 (24.5%) | |
| definitely yes | 23 (18.1%) | 540 (32.7%) | 563 (31.7%) | |
| Pharmacists do not feel comfortable when using needles | ||||
| definitely no | 18 (14.2%) | 113 (6.8%) | 131 (7.4%) | 0.0001 1 |
| rather no | 36 (28.3%) | 244 (14.8%) | 280 (15.8%) | |
| I don’t know | 29 (22.8%) | 337 (20.4%) | 366 (20.6%) | |
| rather yes | 24 (18.9%) | 390 (23.6%) | 414 (23.3%) | |
| definitely yes | 20 (15.7%) | 566 (34.3%) | 586 (33.0%) | |
1 Chi2 test.