Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and their association with the outcome measure “A physician consultation regarding pneumococcal vaccines”
| %a(n) | %b(n) | P-valuec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (median ± IQR)d | 70.0 ± 7 | 70.0 ± 7 | 0.188 |
| Gendere | |||
| Male | 19.3% (177) | 21.2% (145) | 0.007* |
| Female | 80.7% (739) | 78.8% (538) | |
| Cognitive impairmente | |||
| Impairment likely | 7.9% (n = 72) | 7.8% (53) | 0.786 |
| Impairment less likely | 92.1% (n = 844) | 92.2% (630) | |
| Educational levele | |||
| ≤High school | 72.6% (665) | 71.7% (490) | 0.027* |
| ≥College or higher | 27.4% (251) | 28.3% (193) | |
| Incomee | |||
| ≤500 JD | 83.1% (761) | 83% (567) | 0.005* |
| >500 JD | 16.9% (155) | 17% (116) | |
| Employmente | |||
| Full or part time | 3.2% (29) | 4% (28) | 0.001* |
| Unemployed | 96.8% (887) | 96% (655) | |
| Working in the medical fielde | |||
| Yes | 2.8% (26) | 2.8% (19) | 0.296 |
| No | 97.2% (890) | 97.2% (664) | |
| Marital statuse | |||
| Married | 62.6% (573) | 65.9% (450) | 0.393 |
| Others (widow, divorced, single) | 37.4% (343) | 34.1% (233) | |
| Number of sonse | |||
| ≤ 3 | 14.2% (130) | 14.1% (96) | 0.089 |
| >3 | 85.8% (786) | 85.9% (587) | |
| Medical insurancee | |||
| Yes | 94.2% (863) | 94% (642) | 0.000* |
| No | 5.8% (53) | 6% (41) | |
| Smoking statuse | |||
| Yes | 5.5% (50) | 6.1% (42) | 0.171 |
| No | 94.5% (866) | 93.9% (641) | |
| Self-described health statuse | |||
| Excellent | 4.4% (40) | 5% (34) | 0.955 |
| Very good | 12.6% (115) | 12.7% (87) | |
| Good | 66.2% (606) | 67.4% (460) | |
| Poor | 15.3% (140) | 14.2% (97) | |
| Very poor | 1.6% (15) | 0.7% (5) | |
| Medical provider visits during the past 6 monthse | |||
| ≤ 3 | 54.5% (499) | 55.9% (382) | 0.385 |
| >3 | 45.5% (417) | 44.1% (301) | |
| Having care giver at homee | |||
| Yes | 48.9% (448) | 47.6% (325) | 0.343 |
| No | 51.1% (468) | 52.4% (358) | |
| Having ever heard about pneumococcal pneumonia and its vaccinee | |||
| Yes | 3.9% (36) | 4% (27) | 0.01* |
| No | 96.1% (880) | 96% (656) | |
| Seasonal influenza vaccine uptakee | |||
| Yes | 23.0% (211) | 23.7% (162) | 0.044* |
| No or not sure | 77% (705) | 76.3% (521) |
IQR: interquartile range; JD: Jordanian Dinar.
avalid percent of the whole study population (N = 916).
bvalid percent of the participants who completed the study (n = 683)
cA Pvalue of less than 0.05 indicate a significant association of the covariate with a high likelihood of a physician consultation among the participants who completed the study (n = 683)
dEta test, Eta coefficient is presented.
ePearson’s chi-square test.