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General vaccination beliefs 6 (consideration, naturalistic beliefs and fear)
α .813
I generally feel that:
Accepting a vaccination is self-evident (do not agree – agree)
It is better to live through an infection than to get vaccinated (do not agree – agree) The idea that something is injected into my body is (very scary – not scary at all)
General beliefs about vaccination
policy
Too many vaccinations for 1 professionals
Importance of taking governmental 1 advice
Financial influence pharmaceutical 1 companies
n.a. n.a. n.a.
I feel there are too many vaccinations for maternity assistants/ midwives/ paediatric nurses2 (do not agree – agree)
For me, taking governmental advice about vaccination is (very important – not important)
Beliefs about pertussis policy
Agreement with national policy 5 Goal of policy: to diminish health costs 1 Goal of policy: to diminish sick leave 1
α .751 n.a. n.a.
For me, diminishing the number of pertussis infections in infants is (not important – very important)
I feel pertussis vaccination is offered in order to reduce healthcare costs (do not agree – agree)
I feel pertussis vaccination is offered in order to reduce sick leave among healthcare professionals (do not agree – agree)
Outcome expectations
Perceived efficacy for oneself 2
r .689
If I accept a pertussis vaccination, I expect to have less chance of becoming ill with pertussis (do not agree – agree)
If I accept a pertussis vaccination, I will protect the infants I work with (do not agree – agree)
I think that implementing pertussis cocooning is too expensive relative to the effects it will have (do not agree – agree)
Perceived efficacy for patients 5 Perceived cost-benefit 3
α .764 α .961
Perceived impact on employability 1 Perceived fear of blame 1
n.a. n.a.
If I don’t accept a pertussis vaccination, it will affect my work possibilities (do not agree – agree)
I fear that, when a child has pertussis, people will look for the source of the infection (do not agree – agree)
Moral norm
Justice 1 Responsibility 7
n.a.
α .880
I feel that the risks for patients outweigh the risks for me in my work (do not agree – agree)
I think it would be my responsibility to accept a pertussis vaccination if it was offered to me (do not agree – agree)
1 Calculated for all participant groups together
2 For every target group their own peers are presented.
very serious – very serious)
I feel that pertussis vaccination is being offered because pharmaceutical companies can make money from it (do not agree –agree)
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