Hesitancy toward Childhood Vaccinations: Preliminary Results from an Albanian Nursing Staff’s Investigation

Table 2

Correct responses on 10 clinical conditions or contraindications to administering the hexavalent vaccine.

Your patient is scheduled to receive the second dose of hexavalent vaccines. Which of the following conditions do you consider contraindicated?	Correct answer	Nurses answering correctly n (%)
Severe allergic reactions to a previous dose including anaphylaxis	Permanent contraindication	39 (60.9)
Fever following a previous dose	False contraindication	25 (39.1)
Acute severe gastroenteritis	Temporary contraindication	22 (34.4)
Otitis media without fever	False contraindication	17 (26.6)
Family history of adverse reactions following a pertussis vaccine dose	False contraindication	28 (43.8)
Acute upper airway infection without fever	False contraindication	14 (21.9)
History of mumps	False contraindication	27 (42.2)
Diagnosis of epilepsy well controlled	False contraindication	22 (34.4)
Fever 38–40° and moderate illness	Temporary contraindication	34 (53.1)
Fever >40° and severe illness	Temporary contraindication	19 (29.7)