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. 2010 May 14;28(30):4751–4757. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.04.101

Table 2.

Factors associated with the refusal of both seasonal and pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccine: bivariate and multivariate logistic models (n = 527).

Predictor variable Bivariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
OR 95% CI P-Value Adjusted ORa 95% CI P-Value
Seasonal influenza vaccination
Male gender 0.48 0.32–0.72 <0.001
Regular patient contact 1.95 1.26–3.03 0.003
History of previous vaccinationb 0.05 0.03–0.08 <0.001 0.05 0.03–0.09 <0.001
Receipt of pandemic vaccinec 0.16 0.09–0.28 <0.001 0.32 0.14–0.75 0.008
Professional category
 Nursing assistant 2.06 1.31–3.25 0.002
 Nurse 2.24 1.52–3.31 <0.001
 Staff physician 0.42 0.26–0.68 <0.001
 Resident physician 0.03 0.00–0.21 <0.001 0.01 0.00–0.08 <0.001
Priority group for seasonal vaccination 0.36 0.22–0.59 <0.001



Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccination
Male gender 0.39 0.24–0.63 <0.001
History of previous vaccinationb 0.27 0.16–0.44 <0.001
Receipt of seasonal vaccined 0.16 0.09–0.28 <0.001 0.27 0.14–0.52 <0.001
Professional category
 Nursing assistant 2.57 1.20–5.52 0.015
 Nurse 6.84 2.92–16.05 <0.001
 Staff physician 0.12 0.07–0.19 <0.001 0.08 0.04–0.19 <0.001
 Resident physician 0.22 0.11–0.47 <0.001 0.16 0.05–0.50 0.002
Priority group for seasonal vaccination 0.48 0.28–0.84 0.01
Priority group for pandemic vaccination 0.36 0.21–0.64 <0.001 5.98 1.35–26.5 0.019

CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.

a

Adjusted odds ratio by age and gender.

b

Receipt of seasonal influenza vaccine during the 2008–2009 campaign.

c

Receipt of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccine during the current campaign.

d

Receipt of seasonal influenza vaccine during the current campaign.