Table 1 All information items as provided in the surveys; the numbers in this table correspond to the numbers provided for each item in Figs. 1-3
Item number | Questions and items about meningococcal disease (respondents: parents and teenagers) | Item number | Questions and items about the menACWY vaccination (respondents: parents and teenagers) |
What would you like to receive information about? Indicate how important or unimportant the following topics about meningococcal disease are for you.* Information about … | What would you like to receive information about? Indicate how important or unimportant the following topics about the vaccination against meningococcal disease are for you.* Information about … | ||
I1 | …how you can get infected with IMD | V1 | …how this vaccination protects you against IMD |
I2 | …what IMD exactly is | V2 | …how long this vaccination protects you against IMD |
I3 | …how often IMD occurs in the Netherlands | V3 | … to what extent this vaccination protects you against IMD |
I4 | …how many people die due to IMD in the Netherlands | V4 | …what are the possible side-effects of this vaccination |
I5 | …how you can prevent IMD | V5 | …what exactly the vaccine is composed of |
I6 | …who are most at risk for IMD | V6 | …how often you need to get vaccinated against IMD |
I7 | …why some people are more at risk for IMD than others | V7 | …how much this vaccination hurts |
V8 | …where on the body this vaccination will be administered | ||
V9 | …the research that has been conducted on this vaccination | ||
Item number | Questions and items about meningococcal disease (respondents: healthcare professionals) | Item number | Questions and items about the menACWY vaccination (respondents: healthcare professionals) |
Below are some topics for information about meningococcal disease. - Indicate how (un) important the information is for you, in your communication with teenagers and their parents* - And whether or not you are familiar with this information** Information about … | Below are some topics for information about the vaccination against meningococcal disease. - Indicate how (un) important the information is for you, in your communication with teenagers and their parents* - And whether or not you are familiar with this information** Information about … | ||
I1 | …who the risk groups of IMD are | V1 | …why the vaccination is being implemented now |
I2 | …how I can recognize IMD | V2 | …why the vaccination is provided for this target group |
I3 | …how contagious IMD is | V3 | …why the vaccination is not provided to other groups |
I4 | …how often does IMD occur | V4 | …how effective the vaccine is |
I5 | …how to treat IMD | V5 | …how long the vaccine protects |
I6 | …how to prevent IMD (besides vaccinations) | V6 | …how many doses each child should receive |
I7 | …the clinical disease course of IMD W | V7 | …how many people need to be vaccinated to prevent one case |
I8 | …asymptomatic carriage | V8 | …what is known about the safety of the vaccine |
V9 | …what is known about the side-effects of the vaccine | ||
V10 | … what exactly the vaccine is composed of | ||
V11 | …why the vaccine also contains types A and Y | ||
V12 | …why the vaccination does not target IMD B | ||
V13 | …what the difference is between menC vaccination and menACWY vaccination | ||
V14 | …what the effect of vaccinating these target groups has on groups immunity |