Research Article
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) |
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