Table 2.
Variables related to coverage and compliance with influenza vaccine in pediatric offices by linear regression
|
Explanatory variables |
Coverage |
2-dose compliance |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | Standard error | P value | Coefficient | Standard error | P value | |
| (Constant) |
1.89 |
6.76 |
0.781 |
54.92 |
7.34 |
<0.001 |
| Rural vs suburban and urban |
−6.21 |
2.75 |
0.025 |
−4.75 |
4.52 |
0.295 |
| Office size ≥5000 patients |
−11.20 |
2.02 |
<0.001 |
−11.33 |
3.31 |
0.001 |
| Staff/1000 patients |
2.06 |
0.44 |
<0.001 |
−1.06 |
0.72 |
0.146 |
| % Medicaid patients |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.450 |
−0.131 |
0.062 |
0.034 |
| % Staff vaccinated |
0.10 |
0.04 |
0.020 |
0.094 |
0.070 |
0.181 |
| Offered weekend/evening hours for vaccination |
5.92 |
2.03 |
0.004 |
3.87 |
3.45 |
0.264 |
| Duration vaccine available |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.014 |
— |
— |
— |
| Patient reminders used |
— |
— |
— |
8.66 |
3.39 |
0.012 |
| Computer reminder to staff to vaccinate | — | — | — | −10.80 | 3.64 | 0.003 |
Values in boldface are statistically significant.