Table 3.
Logistic regression model parameters and odds ratios-dependent variable: answer to the question B8: “Do you consider yourself an advocate/opponent of vaccination?” (advocate (1), opponent (2)). Bold values denote statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level.
| Variable | β | SE β | Wald’s χ2 | eβ OR (95% CI) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | 1.16 | 0.80 | 2.09 | NA | 0.14 |
| Sex (1-female, 2-male) |
0.08 | 0.12 | 0.49 | 1.09 (0.86–1.36) |
0.48 |
| Age | −0.43 | 0.11 | 16.29 |
0.28
(0.53–0.80) |
<0.001 |
| Level of education (elementary (1)–higher education (4)) |
0.14 | 0.08 | 2.87 | 1.53 (0.98–1.36) |
0.09 |
| Financial situation (bad (1)–good (3)) |
−0.06 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.90 (0.77–1.16) |
0.60 |
| Children (yes (1), no (2)) |
−0.09 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.92 (0.59–1.43) |
0.71 |
|
Fact of obtaining information on vaccinations from health care professionals [B2]
(1- yes, 2- no) |
0.69 | 0.12 | 33.41 |
2.00
(1.58–2.53) |
<0.001 |
| Level of information on vaccination received from health professionals [B3] (worst (1)–best (6)) |
−0.01 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.96 (0.9–1.09) |
0.87 |
|
Opinion on vaccination that you obtained from health care providers [B6]
(positive (1)–fully negative (3)) |
0.65 | 0.10 | 44.41 |
3.67
(1.58–2.32) |
<0.001 |
|
“Which of the infectious diseases has been eliminated thanks to vaccinations?” [B7]
wrong answer (0), correct answer (1) |
−0.80 | 0.11 | 45.44 |
0.45
(0.09–0.18) |
<0.001 |
|
“Vaccines cause autism” [B9]
true (1), false (2) |
−2.06 | 0.19 | 113.37 |
0.13
(0.36–0.57) |
<0.001 |
| For the entire model: χ2 = 344.18 p = 0.0000 | |||||