Table 3.
Determinants of uptake of vaccinations in general and for specific vaccines, multivariate logistic regressiona
| Any vaccinationb | Tetanusc | Influenzad | Pneumococcale | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagelkerkes r2 | 39.0 % | 24.8 % | 55.7 % | 49.3 % | ||||
| OR (95 % CI) | p-value | OR (95 % CI) | p-value | OR (95 % CI) | p-value | OR (95 % CI) | p-value | |
| Variable | ||||||||
| Knowledge-related variables | ||||||||
| Recommendation diphtheria- vaccination, spontaneous | 3.7 (2.0–6.9) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Recommendation pneumococcal-vaccination, spontaneous | 4.5 (2.2–9.0) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Recommendation influenza vaccination if asked | 2.0 (1.3–2.9) | <0.01 | ||||||
| Recommendation influenza-vaccination-time interval upon request | 4.2 (2.4–7.4) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Recommendation pneumococcal vaccination if asked | 17.1 (9.5–30.7) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Attitude-related variables | ||||||||
| Attitude towards vaccinations -neutral | 2.4 (1.3–4.2) | <0.01 | 2.1 (0.8–5.6) | 0.1 | ||||
| -(rather) positive | 2.7 (1.5–4.7) | <0.01 | 3.4 (1.3–8.9) | 0.01 | ||||
| Vaccination due to physician recommendation | 3.1 (2.1–4.7) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Vaccination due to familiy member recommendation | 19.8 (4.8–82.1) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Vaccination due to travel | 2.5 (1.6–3.7) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Vaccination to protect others | 3.6 (1.7–7.5) | <0.01 | ||||||
| Vaccination due to media information | 3.9 (2.9–5.3) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Vaccination due to occupational exposure | 3.3 (2.2–5.1) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Barrier to influenza vaccine uptake: fear of needles | 0.3 (0.1–0.8) | 0.02 | ||||||
| Perceived importance of pneumococcal-vaccination | 5.7 (2.8–11.4) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Perceived importance of Influenza-vaccination | 1.8 (1.2–2.9) | <0.01 | 23.0 (14.9–35.3) | <0.001 | ||||
| Perceived importance of Tetanus-vaccination | 18.1 (4.5–71.8) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Practice-related variables | ||||||||
| Possession of vaccination record | 4.5 (2.7–7.4) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Refusal of some vaccination | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | 0.02 | ||||||
| Intention to get influenza-vaccination | 6.9 (4.0–12.0) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Receipt of annual influenza vaccination | 1.9 (1.2–2.8) | <0.01 | ||||||
| Receipt of Tetanus-vaccination in previous 5 years | 3.0 (2.0–4.5) | <0.001 | 2.1 (1.2–3.9) | 0.02 | ||||
| Influenza-vaccination in previous 5 years | 3.9 (3.0–5.2) | <0.001 | 7.4 (3.6–15.1) | <0.001 | ||||
| Pneumococcal-vaccination in previous 5 years | 3.8 (1.8–8.3) | 0.001 | ||||||
| Interaction: sex- perceived infromation level | women: 0.4 (0.2–0.7) | <0.01 | men: 2.3 (1.4–3.6) | <0.001 | ||||
aonly variables with a significant association in the final models are shown badjusted for sex, perceived information level and recommendation by physician, cadjusted for sex and perceived information level, dadjusted for recommendation by physician and subjective rated health status, eadjusted for place of residence