Table 6 Summary of parents’/caregivers’ and healthcare professionals’ perceptions
Perception item | Agree (%) (strongly agree or agree) | Neutral (%) | Disagree (%) (strongly disagree or disagree) |
|---|---|---|---|
Parents’/Caregivers’ perception | |||
Hexaxim® reduced pain and discomfort | 94.20 | 5.20 | 0.60 |
Hexaxim® reduce number of visits | 99.10 | 0.90 | 0.00 |
Hexaxim® reduce transportation expenses | 97.10 | 2.90 | 0.00 |
Hexaxim® increase compliance | 95.60 | 4.10 | 0.30 |
Current immunization schedule Should be reviewed | 97.10 | 2.30 | 0.60 |
Nurses’ perceptions | |||
Pentaxim® cause time lost | 70.00 | 17.00 | 13.00 |
Pentaxim® has too many steps in reconstitution | 78.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
Pentaxim® may lead to handling errors | 79.00 | 6.00 | 15.00 |
Pentaxim® may cause more needle stick injury | 74.00 | 9.00 | 17.00 |
Hexaxim® can reduce staff workload | 91.00 | 7.00 | 2.00 |
Hexaxim® can reduce patient overcrowding in clinics | 87.00 | 9.00 | 4.00 |
Support Hexaxim® employment | 95.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 |
Physicians’ perceptions | |||
Support Hexaxim® employment | 84.00 | 6.00 | 10.00 |
Parents interested to replace Pentaxim® with Hexaxim® | 60.00 | 32.00 | 8.00 |
Hexaxim® leads to cost saving | 80.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 |
Hexaxim® can reduce patient overcrowding in clinics | 82.00 | 10.00 | 8.00 |
Hexaxim® can ease incorporation of other vaccines, e.g., pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) | 82.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 |
Hexaxim® may enhance compliance to immunization schedule | 84.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 |