Table 3.
Respondents’ characteristics and knowledge and perceived risks regards to influenza in all sample (tot = 703) and in vaccinated patients (tot = 404).
| Variables | All patients |
Vaccinated |
OR* | 95% CI^ | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N° (%) | % | |||||
| DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
| AGE | < 65 years | 269 (38.3) | 39.0 | - | <0.001 | |
| ≥ 65 years | 428 (60.9) | 69.2 | 3.5 | 2.5–4.8 | ||
| Missing | 6 (0.9) | |||||
| GENDER | Male | 447 (63.6) | 61.7 | 1.6 | 1.2–2.2 | <0.01 |
| Female | 251 (35.7) | 49.6 | - | |||
| Missing | 5 (0.7) | |||||
| NATIONALITY | Italian | 654 (93.0) | 58.9 | 2.0 | 1.1–3.7 | <0.05 |
| Other | 43 (6.1) | 41.9 | - | |||
| Missing | 6 (0.9) | |||||
| EDUCATION | Primary school | 204 (29.0) | 66.2 | 1.7 | 1.2–2.4 | <0.01 |
| Over primary | 492 (70.0) | 53.7 | - | |||
| Missing | 7 (1.0) | |||||
| KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEIVED RISKS ABOUT INFLUENZA | ||||||
| Knowledge level of influenza vaccination and influenza | < 6 (scale:0–9) | 450 (64.0) | 58.9 | 1.2 | 0.9–1.6 | 0.3 |
| ≥ 6 (scale:0–9) | 250 (35.6) | 54.8 | - | |||
| Missing | 3 (0.4) | |||||
| Perceived risk level of hospitalization due influenza | < 3 (scale:0–5) | 276 (39.3) | 60.1 | 1.2 | 0.9–1.6 | 0.3 |
| ≥ 3 (scale:0–5) | 416 (59.2) | 55.8 | - | |||
| Missing | 11 (1.6) | |||||
| Perceived risk level of death due influenza | < 3 (scale:0–5) | 116 (16.5) | 62.1 | 1.2 | 0.9–1.7 | 0.3 |
| ≥ 3 (scale:0–5) | 569 (80.9) | 56.6 | - | |||
| Missing | 18 (2.6) | |||||
*OR: odd ratio
^CI: confidence interval