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. 2022 Apr 26;100(6):375–384. doi: 10.2471/BLT.21.287390

Table 3. Predictors of vaccine uptake among adults aged 45 years or older by sociodemographic and health-related characteristics, India, 2017–18.

Variable  OR (95% CI) of vaccine uptake
Influenza vaccine Pneumococcal vaccine Typhoid vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine
Age group, years        
45–59 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.)
60–69 1.05 (0.77–1.44) 1.77 (0.98–3.19) 1.01 (0.75–1.36) 1.18 (0.89–1.57)
70–79 0.98 (0.65–1.48) 2.14 (0.86–5.35) 0.93 (0.63–1.37) 1.27 (0.86–1.88)
≥ 80 0.55 (0.26–1.19) 1.70 (0.51–5.65) 0.50 (0.26–0.95) 0.76 (0.39–1.48)
Sex        
Male 1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.)
Female 0.64 (0.46–0.88) 0.76 (0.44–1.33) 0.93 (0.70–1.23) 0.63 (0.46–0.87)
Marital status        
Currently married 1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.)
Widowed 0.90 (0.62–1.30) 0.85 (0.40–1.79) 0.93 (0.67–1.30) 0.96 (0.66–1.39)
Other 1.94 (1.14–3.27) 2.03 (0.80–5.15) 1.00 (0.51–2.00) 0.85 (0.43–1.65)
Years of schooling        
None 1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
< 5 1.16 (0.77–1.76) 0.87 (0.41–1.87) 0.94 (0.61–1.44) 1.12 (0.72–1.73)
5–9 1.03 (0.73–1.44) 0.90 (0.50–1.60) 1.02 (0.75–1.38) 1.16 (0.85–1.58)
≥ 10 0.75 (0.50–1.13) 1.26 (0.76–2.09) 1.33 (0.95–1.86) 1.94 (1.44–2.60)
Working status        
Not working 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
Currently working 1.34 (0.99–1.83) 2.19 (1.11–4.33) 1.43 (1.08–1.91) 1.49 (1.11–2.01)
Social group        
Scheduled caste or tribe 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
Other backward class 0.71 (0.52–0.97) 0.92 (0.54–1.56) 0.83 (0.61–1.12) 1.05 (0.77–1.43)
Other 0.70 (0.49–0.99) 1.30 (0.72–2.34) 1.02 (0.75–1.39) 1.54 (1.14–2.09)
Religion        
Hindu 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
Muslim 0.54 (0.27–1.08) 0.43 (0.21–0.92) 1.03 (0.66–1.61) 0.90 (0.59–1.35)
Other 1.41 (1.00–1.99) 1.73 (1.02–2.95) 1.97 (1.45–2.68) 3.19 (2.42–4.20)
Wealth quintile        
Poorest 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
Poorer 1.37 (0.85–2.20) 1.36 (0.54–3.43) 1.63 (1.01–2.63) 1.41 (0.77–2.60)
Middle 1.52 (0.96–2.42) 2.40 (0.99–5.81) 1.83 (1.17–2.89) 1.36 (0.74–2.51)
Richer 1.36 (0.85–2.17) 3.21 (1.35–7.65) 1.51 (0.96–2.39) 2.24 (1.22–4.09)
Richest 1.86 (1.18–2.93) 5.21 (2.25–12.10) 2.17 (1.37–3.44) 2.97 (1.62–5.46)
Urban or rural area        
Rural 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
Urban 0.89 (0.66–1.20) 1.36 (0.82–2.24) 0.88 (0.65–1.19) 1.49 (1.16–1.91)
Geographical region        
North 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
Central 0.07 (0.02–0.21) 0.15 (0.06–0.38) 0.15 (0.10–0.25) 0.34 (0.21–0.55)
East 0.15 (0.09–0.26) 0.61 (0.35–1.08) 0.30 (0.21–0.44) 0.87 (0.65–1.16)
North-east 0.12 (0.06–0.23) 0.51 (0.20–1.30) 0.29 (0.18–0.49) 1.48 (1.09–2.01)
West 0.22 (0.13–0.40) 0.25 (0.09–0.71) 0.32 (0.22–0.46) 0.15 (0.08–0.30)
South 1.68 (1.25–2.26) 0.34 (0.19–0.63) 0.31 (0.23–0.43) 0.18 (0.12–0.27)
Hospitalization        
No 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
Yes 0.92 (0.57–1.50) 1.05 (0.57–1.93) 2.01 (1.46–2.77) 1.46 (1.04–2.06)
Type of health-care facility
Public 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
Private 1.18 (0.88–1.57) 0.94 (0.52–1.68) 1.64 (1.23–2.18) 1.10 (0.84–1.43)
Physical activity        
Everyday 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
Sometimes 1.34 (0.88–2.05) 0.89 (0.49–1.65) 0.86 (0.61–1.21) 0.93 (0.66–1.32)
None 1.95 (1.44–2.65) 1.43 (0.83–2.44) 0.99 (0.73–1.33) 1.22 (0.90–1.67)
Smokinga        
Currently smoking 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
Not currently smoking 1.22 (0.84–1.77) 0.65 (0.36–1.18) 1.01 (0.78–1.49) 1.20 (0.86–1.68)
Alcohol consumption        
Yes 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
No 1.76 (1.25–2.47) 0.80 (0.47–1.37) 0.99 (0.78–1.49) 0.94 (0.86–1.68)
Chronic disease(s)b        
No 1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.)  1.00 (ref.) 
Yes 1.38 (1.06–1.80) 1.22 (0.78–1.91) 1.24 (0.97–1.59) 1.02 (0.79–1.31)

CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; ref.: reference group.

a Not currently smoking includes past smokers and those who never smoked.

b Persons with chronic diseases include those who have diabetes, cardiovascular disease, lung disease or cancer.