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Table 4 Variables associated with self-reported pneumococcal vaccination status in multivariable analysis a, b

From: Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of older adults about pneumococcal immunization, a Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) investigation

 

Unadjusted OR

95% CI

Adjusted OR

95% CI

I have heard about a vaccine that prevents pneumonia

    

No

Reference

  

Reference

  

Don’t know

8.68

 4.25

17.71

3.25

 1.06

 9.93

Yes

24.71

14.7

41.53

10.14

 4.74

21.68

The pneumonia vaccine is the same as the flu vaccine

    

Yes

Reference

  

Reference

  

Don’t know

0.48

 0.24

 0.96

1.36

 0.45

 4.18

No

1.38

 0.71

 2.68

2.75

 0.94

 8.01

My doctor/health care provider has offered me the pneumonia vaccine

    

No

Reference

  

Reference

  

Don’t know

1.48

 0.66

 3.34

1.37

 0.49

 3.84

Yes

32.13

20.87

49.45

23.38

13.44

40.69

It is important for healthy adults over the age of 65 to get the pneumonia vaccine

    

I don’t know

Reference

  

Reference

  

Strongly agree

19.61

 9.77

39.37

3.33

  1.2

  9.2

Somewhat agree

2.56

 1.18

 5.56

0.88

 0.28

 2.77

Somewhat/Strong disagree

1.48

 0.27

 7.98

1.08

 0.08

15.55

Education

      

University

Reference

  

Reference

  

College/Other

1.33

 0.92

 1.92

0.78

 0.41

 1.46

Primary/secondary

1.6

 1.13

 2.25

1.49

 0.82

 2.72

Frailty

   

Very Fit

Reference

  

Reference

  

Well

1.22

 0.88

 1.69

1.59

  0.9

 2.81

Well, with treated co-morbid disease

1.87

 1.24

 2.82

1.96

 0.94

 4.09

Apparently vulnerable

1.3

 0.54

 3.15

1.77

 0.31

 9.95

Age

      

65- < 70

Reference

  

Reference

  

70- < 80

2.67

 1.93

 3.69

4.02

  2.3

 7.03

80 +

2.43

 1.56

 3.78

3.67

 1.66

 8.12

  1. aexcludes participants who indicated “I don’t know” to having received the pneumococcal vaccine (n = 75) and with those with missing data for explanatory variables (n = 35).
  2. bCentre is in model to adjust for similarities between participants from the same centre.