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. 2024 Feb 18;20(1):2310916. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2310916

Table 2.

Factors associated with perceptions of susceptibility of RSV infection.

Variables Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
OR P value OR P value
Age group, years (18–≤30 as reference)        
 31–≤40 1.010 (0.829–1.230) .921 1.015 (0.823–1.251) .890
 41–≤50 0.791 (0.597–1.048) .102 0.844 (0.623–1.143) .273
 >50 0.494 (0.316–0.774) .002 0.589 (0.362–0.957) .033
Sex (Male as reference)        
 Female 0.918 (0.768–1.097) .347 NA NA
Marital status (Unmarried as reference)        
 Married 1.017 (0.841–1.231) .860 NA NA
 Divorce 1.598 (0.788–3.240) .194 NA NA
Education level (Junior high school or below as reference)        
 High school graduate or equivalent 2.358 (1.300–4.276) .005 1.959 (1.063–3.611) .031
 Undergraduate or equivalent 4.648 (2.809–7.691) <.001 2.974 (1.754–5.044) <.001
 Postgraduate or above 4.104 (2.361–7.135) <.001 2.328 (1.284–4.220) .005
Occupation (Others as reference)        
 Healthcare-related 1.753 (1.454–2.113) <.001 1.306 (1.059–1.610) .013
Living with children aged ≤6 years or old adults aged ≥60 years (No as reference)        
 Yes 1.113 (0.927–1.337) .253 NA NA
Annual household income (CNY) (<50,000 as reference)        
 50,000–≤149,999 1.788 (1.261–2.536) .001 1.393 (0.959–2.025) .082
 150,000–≤299,999 2.351 (1.652–3.347) <.001 1.681 (1.145–2.467) .008
 ≥300,000 1.560 (1.048–2.323) .029 1.194 (0.771–1.848) .426
Chronic diseases (Yes as reference)        
 No 1.072 (0.821–1.400) .610 NA NA
Self-reported health (Very poor as reference)        
 Poor 1.684 (0.638–4.444) .292 NA NA
 Neutral 1.509 (0.639–3.564) .348 NA NA
 Well 1.924 (0.814–4.548) .136 NA NA
 Very well 1.296 (0.533–3.150) .568 NA NA
Experiencing side effects following previous vaccination (Yes as reference)        
 No 0.790 (0.571–1.093) .154 NA NA
Awareness of RSV (“I have never heard of it” as reference)        
 I have heard of it, but don’t really know what it is 1.626 (1.272–2.078) <.001 1.377 (1.064–1.783) .015
 I know some facts about what it is 3.138 (2.437–4.041) <.001 2.184 (1.656–2.881) <.001
 I have a good understanding about RSV 2.900 (1.727–4.873) <.001 1.947 (1.127–3.366) .017
Knowledge level (Low level as reference)        
 High level 2.148 (1.788–2.581) <.001 1.572 (1.288–1.919) <.001

NA: Not applicable; the OR  >1 indicated that the presence of the factor was associated with an increased likelihood of the high level of perceptions to susceptibility of RSV infection.