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. 2023 Jul 6;11(7):1213. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11071213

Table 4.

Factors associated with behavioural intention to receive seasonal influenza vaccination.

OR
(95% CI)
p Values AOR
(95% CI)
p Values
COVID-19 vaccination status
Number of doses of COVID-19 vaccination received by the participants
 0 1.00 1.00
 ≥1 1.61
(1.09, 2.37)
0.02 1.65
(0.96, 2.84)
0.07
Perceptions related to COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination
Which virus of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza has higher infectivity?
 Uncertain 1.00 1.00
 COVID-19 1.76
(1.14, 2.70)
0.01 1.93
(1.05, 3.56)
0.04
 No different 1.34
(0.64, 2.80)
0.44 1.71
(0.64, 4.59)
0.29
 Seasonal influenza 1.46
(0.82, 2.62)
0.20 2.12
(0.95, 4.73)
0.07
If you do not receive seasonal influenza vaccination, how high is your chance of having seasonal influenza and COVID-19 co-infection in the incoming flu season? 3.51
(2.43, 5.05)
<0.001 3.07
(1.90, 4.94)
<0.001
Seasonal influenza vaccination would reduce the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination 0.31
(0.21, 0.47)
<0.001 0.50
(0.30, 0.85)
0.01
COVID-19 vaccination would reduce the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination 0.31
(0.20, 0.46)
<0.001 0.50
(0.29, 0.86)
0.01
Knowledge related to seasonal influenza vaccination
Knowledge score 1.07
(0.67, 1.69)
0.79 0.67
(0.38, 1.19)
0.17
Perceptions related to seasonal influenza vaccination
Perceived susceptibility a 4.57
(3.11, 6.72)
<0.001 3.59
(2.18, 5.89)
<0.001
Perceived severity a 3.61
(2.51, 5.19)
<0.001 3.30
(2.02, 5.40)
<0.001
Perceived Benefit Scale 1.86
(1.62, 2.14)
<0.001 1.59
(1.33, 1.89)
<0.001
Perceived barrier a
 Seasonal influenza vaccination has severe side effects 0.15
(0.10, 0.25)
<0.001 0.28
(0.16, 0.48)
<0.001
 Seasonal influenza vaccination is too expensive for you 0.99
(0.59, 1.66)
0.96 0.94
(0.45, 1.96)
0.88
 It is inconvenient for you to receive seasonal influenza vaccination 1.61
(0.89, 2.91)
0.12 2.05
(0.94, 4.49)
0.07
 Your health conditions are not suitable for seasonal influenza vaccination 0.52
(0.40, 0.68)
<0.001 0.56
(0.40, 0.80)
0.001
Cue to Action Scale 3.62
(2.78, 4.72)
<0.001 2.31
(1.69, 3.14)
<0.001
Perceived Self-efficacy Scale 1.64
(1.14, 2.38)
0.01 1.42
(0.88, 2.28)
0.15
Peer influence related to seasonal influenza vaccination
Your family or friends had history of seasonal influenza
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 0.51
(0.35, 0.75)
<0.001 0.59
(0.35, 0.98)
0.04
In Hong Kong, how many people of your age would receive seasonal influenza vaccination for the incoming flu season?
 Very few/few/some 1.00 1.00
 Many/great many 3.61
(2.27, 5.73)
<0.001 2.08
(1.15, 3.76)
0.02

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, AOR: adjusted odds ratio, adjusted for significant background characteristics in Table 3. a: Item scores were used for data analyses.