TABLE 2.
Vaccination recommendation and administration (Switzerland. 2020–2021).
| Totals | Responses for different HCP professions | p-value a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians | Pharmacists | Nurses | Midwives | |||
| To what extent do you encourage parents/patients to follow the official Swiss vaccination schedule for children? | N = 1919 | N = 494 | N = 223 | N = 602 | N = 600 | |
| 1 = not at all | 127 (7%) | 2 (0%) | 11 (5%) | 60 (10%) | 54 (9%) | χ2 (8) = 830.06 p = <0.001 |
| 2 = slightly | 99 (5%) | 6 (1%) | 6 (3%) | 25 (4%) | 62 (10%) | |
| 3 = moderately | 301 (16%) | 10 (2%) | 13 (6%) | 73 (12%) | 205 (34%) | |
| 4 = mostly | 360 (19%) | 41 (8%) | 36 (16%) | 122 (20%) | 161 (27%) | |
| 5 = completely | 890 (46%) | 435 (88%) | 151 (68%) | 221 (37%) | 83 (14%) | |
| I am not familiar with the Swiss vaccination plan | 142 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (3%) | 101 (17%) | 35 (6%) | |
| To what extent do you encourage parents/patients to follow the official Swiss human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination schedule for adolescents and young adults? | N = 1314 | N = 495 | N = 224 | N = 595 | N.A. | |
| 1 = not at all | 98 (7%) | 6 (1%) | 20 (9%) | 72 (12%) | N.A. | χ2 (8) = 2436.83 p = <0.000 |
| 2 = slightly | 41 (3%) | 11 (2%) | 6 (3%) | 24 (4%) | N.A. | |
| 3 = moderately | 103 (8%) | 21 (4%) | 15 (7%) | 67 (11%) | N.A. | |
| 4 = mostly | 199 (15%) | 78 (16%) | 49 (22%) | 72 (12%) | N.A. | |
| 5 = completely | 602 (46%) | 366 (74%) | 99 (44%) | 137 (23%) | N.A. | |
| I am not familiar with the Swiss vaccination plan | 271 (21%) | 13 (3%) | 35 (16%) | 223 (37%) | N.A. | |
| How satisfied are you with how the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health communicates the official Swiss vaccination schedule? | N = 1919 | N = 494 | N = 223 | N = 602 | N = 600 | |
| Completely dissatisfied | 72 (4%) | 8 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 23 (4%) | 39 (7%) | χ2 (8) = 451.2 p = <0.001 |
| Somewhat dissatisfied | 263 (14%) | 24 (5%) | 27 (12%) | 88 (15%) | 124 (21%) | |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 571 (30%) | 72 (15%) | 64 (29%) | 193 (32%) | 242 (40%) | |
| Somewhat satisfied | 619 (32%) | 230 (47%) | 94 (42%) | 164 (27%) | 131 (22%) | |
| Completely satisfied | 262 (14%) | 156 (32%) | 31 (14%) | 45 (7%) | 30 (5%) | |
| Do you administer vaccination? | N = 1900 | N = 492 | N = 218 | N = 603 | N = 587 | |
| Yes | 1113 (59%) | 478 (97%) | 165 (76%) | 348 (58%) | 138 (23%) | χ2 (8) = 647.66 p = <0.001 |
| No | 787 (41%) | 15 (3%) | 53 (24%) | 255 (42%) | 464 (77%) | |
| How often do you vaccinate? | N = 1117 | N = 468 | N = 171 | N = 342 | N = 136 | |
| At least 1x/day | 326 (29%) | 310 (66%) | 2 (1%) | 12 (4%) | 2 (1%) | χ2 (8) = 1814.31 p = <0.000 |
| At least 1x/week | 202 (18%) | 97 (21%) | 77 (45%) | 22 (6%) | 6 (4%) | |
| At least 1x/month | 179 (16%) | 32 (7%) | 78 (46%) | 51 (15%) | 18 (13%) | |
| Less often than 1x/month | 410 (37%) | 29 (6%) | 14 (8%) | 257 (75%) | 110 (81%) | |
| How often do you answer questions from patients/clients about vaccines? | N = 1887 | N = 482 | N = 223 | N = 584 | N = 598 | |
| At least 1x/day | 334 (18%) | 282 (59%) | 11 (5%) | 31 (5%) | 10 (2%) | χ2 (8) = 1037.26 p = <0.001 |
| At least 1x/week | 452 (24%) | 127 (26%) | 81 (36%) | 76 (13%) | 168 (28%) | |
| At least 1x/month | 474 (25%) | 52 (11%) | 81 (36%) | 116 (20%) | 225 (38%) | |
| Less often than 1x/month | 627 (33%) | 21 (4%) | 50 (22%) | 361 (62%) | 195 (33%) | |
| How often do you answer questions about vaccinations from friends/acquaintances (i.e. outside of work)? | N = 1902 | N = 487 | N = 223 | N = 593 | N = 599 | |
| At least 1x/day | 40 (2%) | 14 (3%) | 2 (1%) | 22 (4%) | 2 (0%) | χ2 (8) = 217.16 p = <0.001 |
| At least 1x/week | 289 (15%) | 67 (14%) | 45 (20%) | 145 (24%) | 32 (5%) | |
| At least 1x/month | 648 (34%) | 215 (44%) | 109 (49%) | 166 (28%) | 158 (26%) | |
| Less often than 1x/month | 925 (49%) | 191 (39%) | 67 (30%) | 260 (44%) | 407 (68%) | |
| Have you ever refused care to parents/patients because he/she asked for vaccination later than recommended or refused vaccination altogether? | N = 485 | N = 485 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | |
| Yes | 50 (10%) | 50 (10%) | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
| No | 415 (86%) | 415 (86%) | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | |
| I am not sure | 20 (4%) | 20 (4%) | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | |
| Have any patients/clients stopped coming to you for consultations due to a disagreement with you about vaccination? | N = 708 | N = 486 | N = 222 | N.A. | N.A. | |
| Yes | 142 (23%) | 141 (29%) | 1 (0%) | N.A. | N.A. | χ2 (8) = 2094.89 p = <0.000 |
| No | 413 (58%) | 240 (49%) | 173 (78%) | N.A. | N.A. | |
| I am not sure | 153 (22%) | 105 (22%) | 48 (22%) | N.A. | N.A. | |
| Have any patients/clients decided to come to you for consultations due to a disagreement about vaccination with another healthcare provider? | N = 708 | N = 487 | N = 221 | N.A. | N.A. | |
| Yes | 221 (31%) | 200 (41%) | 21 (10%) | N.A. | N.A. | χ2 (8) = 2070.1 p = <0.000 |
| No | 291 (41%) | 164 (34%) | 127 (57%) | N.A. | N.A. | |
| I am not sure | 196 (28%) | 123 (25%) | 73 (33%) | N.A. | N.A. | |
| When parents/patients disagree with my recommendations about vaccination, I feel it shows a lack of respect for my medical expertise/nursing competence/professional competence | N = 1311 | N = 422 | N = 183 | N = 362 | N = 344 | |
| I agree | 36 (3%) | 19 (5%) | 7 (4%) | 10 (3%) | 0 (0%) | χ2 (8) = 162.01 p = <0.001 |
| Neither agree, nor disagree | 272 (20%) | 91 (22%) | 49 (27%) | 78 (22%) | 54 (16%) | |
| I disagree | 1003 (77%) | 312 (74%) | 127 (69%) | 274 (76%) | 290 (84%) | |
a
Chi square test of independence: Statistically significant at p < .05 significance level.