Table 5.
Factors associated with sources of information
| Family Physician |
Nurse |
Pharmacist |
Media |
Internet |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synopsis of Statements | Univariable/Multivariable p-value | Univariable/Multivariable p-value | Univariable/Multivariable p-value | Univariable/Multivariable p-value | Univariable/Multivariable p-value |
| 2. How old are you? | <0.001/<0.001 | 0.012/0.008 | <0.001/<0.001 | ||
| 4. What is the highest level of education you have completed? | 0.023 | ||||
| 6. Did you receive a seasonal influenza vaccine last year? | <0.001 | <0.001/0.012 | 0.001/0.004 | <0.001/0.003 | |
| 7. Have you ever received the meningococcal C or meningococcal ACWY vaccine? | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.048 | 0.001 | |
| 8. Have you ever received a vaccine to protect you from whooping cough/pertussis (Tdap)? | 0.004 | 0.008 | 0.018 | ||
| 11. Have you received all of the vaccines that are recommended for adults? | <0.001 | 0.004 | <0.001/0.040 | <0.001 | 0.017 |
| 13. Do you have a family physician? | <0.001/<0.001 | 0.019 | |||
| 14. On average, how often do you visit a physician? | <0.001/<0.001 | 0.003 | 0.007 | 0.021 | |
| 15. On average how often do you visit a pharmacy? | <0.001 | <0.001/<0.001 | |||
| 20. Have you ever been offered an influenza vaccine? | <0.001/0.003 | 0.048 | <0.001 | ||
| 21. Have you ever been offered a meningococcal ACWY vaccine? | <0.001/0.005 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.017 | |
| 22. Have you ever been offered a Tdap vaccine? | <0.001 | <0.001/<0.001 | <0.001/0.011 | 0.002 | |
| 25. Vaccination is important to me | <0.001 | 0.037 | <0.001 | 0.029 | 0.009 |
| 26. Receiving vaccines protects the people I care about from getting ill | <0.001 | 0.005 | 0.002 | ||
| 27. I am uncertain about whether I should be vaccinated | 0.036 | 0.006 | 0.035 | ||
| 28. I have enough information to decide whether or not to get vaccinated | <0.001/0.018 | <0.001 | 0.003 | ||
| 29. I feel that it is my moral responsibility to be vaccinated | <0.001 | 0.006 | <0.001 | 0.041 | <0.001/0.011 |
| 30. Convenience is a factor in deciding whether or not to get vaccinated | 0.005/<0.001 | ||||
| 31. Vaccines are easily accessible to me | <0.001 | 0.021 | <0.001 | ||
| 32. I don’t have time to get vaccinated | <0.001 | 0.013 | |||
| 39. Influenza poses a serious threat to the health of adults | <0.001/<0.001 | 0.036 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| 40. I am at a significant risk for developing influenza | 0.004 | <0.001 | 0.01/0.005 | ||
| 41. Influenza is rare enough that I no longer need to be vaccinated against it | <0.001 | 0.045 | |||
| 42. Meningitis poses a serious threat to the health of adults | <0.001 | 0.013 | 0.003 | <0.001 | |
| 43. I am at a significant risk for developing meningitis | 0.008/0.002 | 0.006/0.004 | |||
| 44. Meningitis is rare enough that I no longer need to be vaccinated against it | 0.027 | <0.001 | 0.018 | 0.011 | 0.047 |
| 45. I am at a significant risk for developing pertussis | 0.003 | <0.001 | 0.003 | 0.002 | |
| 46. Pertussis is rare enough that I no longer need to be vaccinated against it | <0.001 | 0.024 | |||
| 52. I would get a vaccine against influenza if it was recommended by a doctor | <0.001 | <0.001/0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| 53. I would get a vaccine against influenza if it was recommended by a nurse | <0.001 | 0.002 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| 54. I would get a vaccine against influenza if it was recommended by a pharmacist | <0.001 | 0.007 | <0.001/0.015 | 0.010 | |
| 55. I would get a vaccine against MenACWY if it was recommended by a doctor | <0.001 | 0.002 | <0.001 | ||
| 56. I would get a vaccine against MenACWY if it was recommended by a nurse | 0.003 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| 57. I would get a vaccine against MenACWY if it was recommended by a pharmacist | 0.005 | 0.022 | <0.001 | 0.046 | |
| 58. I would get a vaccine against pertussis if it was recommended by a doctor | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001/0.006 | ||
| 59. I would get a vaccine against pertussis if it was recommended by a nurse | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| 60. I would get a vaccine against pertussis if it was recommended by a pharmacist | 0.002 | 0.006 | <0.001/0.013 | 0.040 | |
| 72. Are you aware that the NACI recommends that adults get an annual influenza vaccine? | <0.001 | 0.049/0.017 | 0.001/0.048 | ||
| 72.1 Do you agree with the NACI recommendation? | <0.001 | 0.002 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| 73. Are you aware that the NACI recommends that adolescents/young adults get a Men ACWY vaccine? | 0.030 | 0.029 | |||
| 73.1 Do you agree with the NACI [Men ACWY] recommendation? | <0.001 | 0.050 | <0.001/0.018 | <0.001 | |
| 74.1 Do you agree with the NACI [Tdap] recommendation? | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.006 |
| 77. I trust current scientific knowledge about vaccines | <0.001 | 0.023 | <0.001 | 0.022 | |
| 78. I trust vaccine recommendations made by public health officials | <0.001 | 0.029 | <0.001 | <0.001 |