The influence of partial public reimbursement on vaccination uptake in the older population: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Association between socio-economic enablers and vaccination rates adjusted for demographic and need factors

Entitlement to health services	Vaccinated
Entitlement to health services	N	% (95% CI)^a	Unadj. 0R (95% CI)	p value	Adj. OR^b(95% CI)	p value	PAF(95%CI)^c
No additional cover	217	25.5% (22–29)	1		1
Medical card only	1645	63.2% (61–65)	5.0 (4.1-6.1)	0.000	2.0 (1.6-2.5)	0.000	0.08 (.05-.11)
Dual coverage	1030	71.6% (69–74)	7.4 (6.0-9.1)	0.000	2.2 (1.7-2.8)	0.000	0.05 (.03-.07)
Private Health Insurance only	1205	34.7% (33–37)	1.6 (1.3-1.9)	0.000	1.2 (1.0-1.5)	0.096	0.03 (−.01-.07)

^aPercentage estimates and confidence intervals adjusted for sample design.
^bModel adjusted for age (continuous) and sex, clinical need (including BMI > 40, carer status, guideline targeted chronic illness, other chronic illnesses, cardiovascular risk), self-rated health and income tertiles.
^cPopulation attributable fraction for vaccination rates based on OR adjusted for all other variables.

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