Table 3.

Demographic, seasonal influenza vaccine history, and HBM attitudinal variables associated with intention to receive the novel H1N1 influenza vaccine

	Likelihood of Intention to Receive Vaccine (n = 360)a,b
Items	OR [95% CI]	p-value
Demographics
Age (n=620)		0.12
< 25 years	0.27 [0.08 – 0.93]	0.04
25 – 64 years	1.0
≥ 65 years	1.00 [0.37 – 2.74]	0.99
Gender (n=657)
Male	1.0
Female	1.51[0.84 – 2.71]	0.17
Race/Ethnicity (n=632)
Caucasian	1.0
Non-Caucasian	1.26 [0.66 – 2.41]	0.48
Estimated Annual Income (n=597)		0.20
Less than $10,000	4.38 [1.21 – 15.83]	0.02
$10,001 to $25,000	1.12 [0.46 – 2.75]	0.80
$25,001 to $40,000	1.0
$40,001 to $55,000	0.95 [0.40 – 2.27]	0.91
More than $55,000	0.95 [0.47 – 1.91]	0.88
Highest Education Level (n=647)		0.06
Some high school	0.27 [0.07 – 1.12]	0.07
High school or GED	1.0
Some college	0.44 [0.22 – 0.92]	0.03
Undergraduate degree	0.40 [0.17 – 0.91]	0.03
Graduate/professional degree	0.86 [0.34 – 2.18]	0.74
Member of High Risk Group (n=664)
Yes	1.0
No	0.85 [0.45 – 1.62]	0.63
VCU student (n=664)
Yes	1.0
No	1.03 [0.31 – 3.43]	0.96
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine History
History of a past seasonal influenza vaccine (n=652)
Yes	1.0
No	0.64 [0.32 – 1.27]	0.20
History of a seasonal influenza vaccine last year (2008) (n=651)
Yes	1.0
No	0.45 [0.24 – 0.83]	0.01
Health Belief Model Domains
Perceived Severity of the Virus (n=637)	1.24 [0.83 – 1.85]	0.30
If I get the novel H1N1 influenza virus I will get sick.
If I get the novel H1N1 influenza virus I will lose income.
If I get the novel H1N1 influenza virus other members in my home will get sick.
If I get the novel H1N1 influenza virus I will die.
Perceived Susceptibility to the Virus (n=656)	1.03 [0.68 – 1.54]	0.90
I am at risk for getting the novel H1N1 influenza virus.
My family members are at risk for getting the novel H1N1 influenza virus.
I feel knowledgeable about my risk of getting the novel H1N1 influenza virus.
Perceived Clinical Barriers to Vaccination (n=640)	0.57 [0.35 – 0.93]	0.02
I will have side effects from the novel H1N1 influenza vaccine.
I will get sick from the novel H1N1 influenza vaccine.
I will die from the novel H1N1 influenza vaccine.
The novel H1N1 influenza vaccine will be painful.
Perceived Access Barriers to Vaccination
The novel H1N1 influenza vaccine will be expensive. (n=653)	1.07 [0.77 – 1.50]	0.68
It is inconvenient to get the novel H1N1 influenza vaccine. (n=657)	0.94 [0.74 – 1.19]	0.62
There is a shortage of the novel H1N1 influenza vaccine. (n=648)	0.89 [0.67 – 1.19]	0.44
Perceived Specific Vaccine Benefit
If I receive the novel H1N1 influenza vaccine, I will not get sick from the novel H1N1 influenza virus. (n=653)	1.25 [0.92 – 1.70]	0.16
Perceived General Vaccine Benefits (n=658)	1.42 [0.97 – 2.06]	0.07
Vaccines prevent disease.
Vaccines are safe.
Virus Information Sources (n=664)	0.92 [0.76 – 1.12]	0.42
Vaccine Information Sources (n=664)	1.15 [0.94 – 1.40]	0.17
Physician Recommendation (n=556)
Yes	1.0
No	0.26 [0.11 – 0.62]	0.002
Pharmacist Recommendation (n=546)
Yes	1.0
No	0.90 [0.39 – 2.05]	0.80
Nurse Recommendation (n=548)
Yes	1.0
No	0.84 [0.31 – 2.26]	0.73

^an = 360 due to missing responses

^bLikelihood ratio for the model intention to receive vaccine; χ² = 111.22, p < 0.0001.