A qualitative survey of cognition and attitudes towards adult vaccination clinic construction among vaccination staff in Shandong province
Objective To explore cognition and attitudes towards adult vaccination clinic construction among vaccination staff in Shandong province.Methods We used a multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method to select vaccination chnic supervisors/advisors,heads of vaccination chnics,and heads of hospitals without vaccination services from 12 counties/districts of Shandong and conducted interviews regarding adult vaccination clinic construction.We used a qualitative analysis software to code and analyze information from the interviews.Results Among a total of 192 interviewees,71.88%believed establishing separate adult vaccination clinics to be necessary and/or feasible and 9.90%believed establishing separate adult vaccination clinics in urban areas to be necessary and/or feasible.Among 147 interviewees,40.14%and 76.19%suggested establishing adult vaccination clinics in primary and public hospitals,respectively.43.90%(18/41)of interviewees,suggested providing adult vaccination service by separate adult vaccination clinics and joint child vaccination clinics.The main difficulties for adult vaccination clinic construction included insufficient financial support(45.31%),poor economic benefit(35.42%),insufficient vaccination services staff(33.85%),and insufficient space and equipment(27.60%).Conclusions Interviewees generally believe adult vaccination clinic construction to be necessary and feasible in Shandong.We should consider scientific planning and layout of adult vaccination clinics.
VaccinationAdult vaccination clinicConstructionQualitative research