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. 2020 Jul 2;17(2):527–536. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1776545

Table 3.

Associations between participants’ profiles and PV uptake

  PV completion
(among all participants, n = 750)
Received a single dose of PV (among participants having at least one high-risk condition of severe pneumococcal diseases who had not completed two recommended doses of PV, n = 452)
  Row% OR (95%CI) Row% OR (95%CI)
Socio-demographics        
Age group (years)        
65–70 5.9 1.0 8.8 1.0
71–80 11.6 2.09 (1.11, 3.90)* 16.9 2.10 (1.07, 4.11)*
>80 13.0 2.38 (1.21, 4.67)* 10.7 1.23 (0.56, 2.69)
Gender        
Male 13.2 1.0 13.9 1.0
Female 9.9 0.97 (0.60, 1.58) 11.0 0.77 (0.44, 1.36)
Highest education level attained        
Primary school or lower 9.0 1.0 10.7 1.0
Secondary school 15.1 1.79 (1.02, 3.15)* 21.8 2.33 (1.14, 4.77)*
High diploma/undergraduate or higher 8.0 0.88 (0.20, 3.82) 14.3 1.39 (0.30, 6.43)
Marital status        
Unmarried/divorced/widowed 9.6 1.0 14.2 1.0
Married/cohabitation 10.2 1.07 (0.63, 1.81) 7.4 0.48 (0.23, 0.98)*
Current employment status        
Unemployed/retired/housewives 10.3 1.0 5.6 1.0
Full-time/part-time 5.3 0.49 (0.12, 2.06) 12.4 2.42 (0.31, 18.52)
Monthly household income (HK$)        
Receiving CSSAa 2.6 1.0 9.4 1.0
<20,000 10.7 4.45 (0.60, 32.93) 12.1 1.33 (0.39, 4.53)
≥20,000 0.0 N.A. 20.0 2.42 (0.43, 13.71)
Living alone        
No 10.5 1.0 13.6 1.0
Yes 6.9 0.64 (0.28, 1.43) 5.1 0.34 (0.12, 0.98)*
Lifestyles        
Cigarette smoking in the past year        
No 9.9 1.0 12.2 1.0
Yes 25.0 3.03 (0.31, 29.47) 0.0 N.A.
Binge drinking in the past year        
No 9.9 1.0 12.2 1.0
Yes 50.0 9.11 (0.56, 147.13) 0.0 N.A.
History of pneumonia and influenza vaccination        
History of pneumonia        
No 9.9 1.0 12.1 1.0
Yes 16.7 1.81 (0.21, 15.71) 25.0 2.43 (0.25, 23.80)
Family member/friend had history of pneumonia        
No 9.9 1.0 12.1 1.0
Yes 22.2 2.61 (0.53, 12.82) 25.0 2.43 (0.25, 23.80)
Uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination        
No 0.8 1.0 0.4 1.0
Yes 19.0 28.94 (9.03, 92.77)*** 23.6 68.50 (9.38, 500.10)***
Having at least one high-risk conditions of severe pneumococcal diseases        
No 16.5 1.0    
Yes 6.4 0.35 (0.21, 0.57)***

OR: crude odds ratios.

*P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001.

N.A.: not applicable – not considered by the model.

aCSSA: Comprehensive Social Security Assistance. It is a governmental financial support scheme providing a safe net for those who can not support themselves financially.