Table 7 Barriers affecting community pharmacists’ willingness to provide immunization services
Barrier | SA | A | N | D | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pharmacists are busy and they have no time to provide immunization services | 17 (4.4) | 30 (7.8) | 118 (30.6) | 113 (29.4) | 107 (27.8) |
The pharmacies are not designed to accommodate such services | 18 (4.7) | 53 (13.8) | 110 (28.6) | 107 (27.9) | 96 (25.0) |
Inadequate funds to set up a designated space and/or procure and appropriate storage facility by the community pharmacist | 117 (30.4) | 152 (39.5) | 55 (14.3) | 41 (10.6) | 20 (5.2) |
Patient safety is a concern and serious advents beyond the capacity of the pharmacy may occur | 48 (12.4) | 137 (35.3) | 90 (23.2) | 79 (20.4) | 34 (8.8) |
Lack of adequate training | 97 (25.3) | 168 (43.8) | 60 (15.6) | 34 (8.9) | 25 (6.5) |
Pharmacists are less trusted by patients to provide such service | 19 (5.0) | 37 (9.7) | 123 (32.5) | 80 (21.0) | 122 (32.0) |
Conflicts with other professionals who are currently empowered by the Law to vaccinate | 82 (21.5) | 164 (42.9) | 69 (18.1) | 38 (9.9) | 29 (7.6) |
Concerns about handling vaccines, storage, and disposal of sharps | 59 (15.4) | 123 (32.0) | 88 (22.9) | 58 (15.1) | 56 (14.6) |
Pharmacists are not comfortable using needles | 15 (4.0) | 44 (11.6) | 123 (32.5) | 91 (24.1) | 105 (27.8) |