Providers had a median score of 8.8 (0–10) when asked if they
personally had concerns regarding vaccine safety; physicians were
less concerned (6.6) than nurses (8.6) or MAs (9.4) (P 0.003). Fiftyseven
providers (54.3%) thought that protection against a greater
number of diseases was more important than the number of injections
(40%) when deciding how many vaccines should be given
in a single visit, and 70 (67%) felt that it was not acceptable for
patients to wait 15 min or more for vaccines to be administered.
There were no intra-provider differences in beliefs regarding the
most important factor governing the number of vaccines administered
per visit (P 0.27) or appropriate administration wait-times (P
0.31). Twelve providers (three physicians, nine MAs) reported that
their vaccination-related beliefs and behavior differed based on the
age of the child. Provider personal beliefs were not associated with
age or ethnicity.