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. 2021 Nov 3;21:745. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04224-3

Table 3.

Factors related with the acceptance of seasonal influenza vaccination (n = 1392)

Characteristics Multivariate model
Adjusted OR (95% CI) p value
Sociodemographic characteristics
Region
 Eastern 1 (Reference)
 Central 0.90 (0.69–1.19) 0.47
 Western 1.40 (1.08–1.82) 0.01*
Education
 Less than high school 1.17 (0.90–1.52) 0.24
 High school or some college 0.84 (0.62–1.13) 0.24
 Bachelor’s degree 0.48 (0.29–0.80) 0.01*
 Postgraduate degree 1 (Reference)
Gestational week
 First trimester (1–13 week) 1 (Reference)
 Second trimester (14–28 week) 1.15 (0.88–1.51) 0.30
 Third trimester (> = 28 week) 1.27 (0.98–1.65) 0.07
History of influenza vaccination
 Yes 1.81 (1.18–2.80) 0.01*
 No 1 (Reference)
Knowledge on seasonal influenza and vaccine
Total knowledge score on seasonal influenza infection
 Low 1 (Reference)
 Moderate 1.42 (0.99–2.05) 0.06
 High 2.21 (1.51–3.23) < 0.01*
Total knowledge score on seasonal influenza vaccine
 Low 1 (Reference)
 Moderate 1.64 (1.28–2.10) < 0.01*
 High 2.63 (1.38–5.00) < 0.01*
Health belief factors
Perceived susceptibility
 Low 1 (Reference)
 Moderate 1.68 (1.28–2.21) < 0.01*
 High 2.48 (1.83–3.35) < 0.01*
Perceived severity
 Low 1 (Reference)
 Moderate 1.02 (1.66–0.62) 0.94
 High 1.11 (1.78–0.69) 0.67
Perceived barriers
 Low 1.76 (1.29–2.41) < 0.01*
 Moderate 2.69 (1.73–4.19) < 0.01*
 High 1 (Reference)
Perceived benefit
 Low 1 (Reference)
 Moderate 1.82 (1.10–3.02) 0.02*
 High 1.90 (1.06–3.41) 0.03*
Cues to action
 Low 1 (Reference)
 Moderate 4.22 (2.92–6.11) < 0.01*
 High 8.27 (5.35–12.77) < 0.01*

*p < 0.05