Table 1.
Predictive factors for non-vaccination with MMR vaccine in toddlers and adolescents (odds ratio (95% CI), multiple logistic regression), Flanders, 2016
| Toddlers (one dose) | Adolescents (first dose) | Adolescents (second dose) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccinator change | |||
| Yes | 2.82** (1.17–6.77) | NA | NA |
| Baseline: no | 1 | NA | NA |
| Number of children in household | |||
| Two | 1.81 (0.67–4.85) | ||
| Three | 3.37** (1.25–9.06) | ||
| Four or more | 0.49 (0.09–2.73) | ||
| Baseline: only child | 1 | ||
| First or only child | |||
| Yes | 0.96* (0.91–1) | ||
| Baseline: no | 1 | ||
| Mother's employment situation | |||
| Part-time | 1.32 (0.54–3.23) | 0.97* (0.93–1) | 0.95*** (0.93–0.98) |
| Unemployed | 2.82** (1.17–6.80) | 1.02 (0.95–1.1) | 1.02 (0.95–1.09) |
| Baseline: full-time | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Study discipline adolescent | |||
| Repeated 1 year | NA | 1.08*** (1.02–1.13) | 1.05** (1.01–1.1) |
| Special education | NA | 1.12* (0.99–1.27) | 1.09* (0.99–1.19) |
| Other | NA | 0.98 (0.85–1.13) | 1.43* (0.95–2.14) |
| Baseline: standard | NA | 1 | 1 |
| Non-core family | |||
| Yes | 1.14** (1.01–1.29) | ||
| Baseline: no | 1 | ||
| Ethnicity of the mother | |||
| European | 1.11** (1.00–1.23) | 1.13** (1.02–1.25) | |
| Non-European | 1.11*** (1.04–1.19) | 1.08*** (1.02–1.14) | |
| Baseline: Belgian | 1 | 1 | |
| Educational level of the mother | |||
| Secondary school, first cycle or lower | 1.03 (0.98–1.08) | ||
| Bachelor/master | 1.03* (0.99–1.07) | ||
| Baseline: secondary school, second cycle | 1 | ||
| Place of residence | |||
| Towns and suburbs | 2.02 (0.60–6.79) | ||
| Rural area | 0.50 (0.11–2.35) | ||
| Baseline: cities | 1 |
Significant results in bold (*P < 0.1, **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.01).
Reference category in italic.
NA: not asked during survey.
Empty cells represent variables that were not included in the final model.
Pseudo R2 was calculated as goodness-of-fit measure (0.11 for toddlers, 0.07 for adolescents’ first dose and 0.09 for adolescents’ second dose).