Table 4 Respondents’ reasons for willingness to allow invasive LRTI procedures
From: Parental engagement in research on paediatric lower respiratory tract infections in Indonesia
Reasons | N (%) |
|---|---|
Willing to allow (or not against) invasive LRTI-related sample collection procedures (n = 900) | |
Ascertainment of the correct diagnosis to enable timely and accurate treatment | 304 (33.8) |
For the benefit of the health of children in general | 249 (27.7) |
Trust in the physician | 231 (25.7) |
Feeling compelled | 35 (3.9) |
Only when the indication is clear | 33 (3.7) |
Only if the child is willing | 3 (0.3) |
To gain a better understanding of the underlying causes of disease | 2 (0.2) |
Unspecified | 12 (1.3) |
No answer | 31 (3.4) |
Against invasive sample collection procedures (n = 336) | |
Concerns about the potential negative effect on the child’s health | 149 (44.3) |
Does not understand the necessity for invasive procedures | 50 (14.9) |
Convinced that easier techniques will also provide the answer | 26 (7.7) |
The child is too young | 18 (5.4) |
Concerns that the intervention(s) would make the children irritable | 18 (5.4) |
The child refused | 15 (4.5) |
Not sure about the relevance of the study | 14 (4.2) |
Concerned that the child will suffer from psychological trauma | 11 (3.3) |
The child had never previously undergone a clinical procedure | 5 (1.5) |
Lack of trust in the physician | 2 (0.6) |
Lack of time | 1 (0.3) |
Unspecified | 12 (3.6) |
No answer | 15 (4.5) |