Table 3 Determinants of uptake of vaccinations in general and for specific vaccines, multivariate logistic regression^a

Variable

Knowledge-related variables

 Recommendation diphtheria- vaccination, spontaneous

3.7 (2.0–6.9)

<0.001

 Recommendation pneumococcal-vaccination, spontaneous

4.5 (2.2–9.0)

<0.001

 Recommendation influenza vaccination if asked

2.0 (1.3–2.9)

<0.01

 Recommendation influenza-vaccination-time interval upon request

4.2 (2.4–7.4)

<0.001

 Recommendation pneumococcal vaccination if asked

17.1 (9.5–30.7)

<0.001

Attitude-related variables

 Attitude towards vaccinations -neutral

2.4 (1.3–4.2)

<0.01

2.1 (0.8–5.6)

0.1

 -(rather) positive

2.7 (1.5–4.7)

<0.01

3.4 (1.3–8.9)

0.01

 Vaccination due to physician recommendation

3.1 (2.1–4.7)

<0.001

 Vaccination due to familiy member recommendation

19.8 (4.8–82.1)

<0.001

 Vaccination due to travel

2.5 (1.6–3.7)

<0.001

 Vaccination to protect others

3.6 (1.7–7.5)

<0.01

 Vaccination due to media information

3.9 (2.9–5.3)

<0.001

 Vaccination due to occupational exposure

3.3 (2.2–5.1)

<0.001

 Barrier to influenza vaccine uptake: fear of needles

0.3 (0.1–0.8)

0.02

 Perceived importance of pneumococcal-vaccination

5.7 (2.8–11.4)

<0.001

 Perceived importance of Influenza-vaccination

1.8 (1.2–2.9)

<0.01

23.0 (14.9–35.3)

<0.001

 Perceived importance of Tetanus-vaccination

18.1 (4.5–71.8)

<0.001

Practice-related variables

 Possession of vaccination record

4.5 (2.7–7.4)

<0.001

 Refusal of some vaccination

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

0.02

 Intention to get influenza-vaccination

6.9 (4.0–12.0)

<0.001

 Receipt of annual influenza vaccination

1.9 (1.2–2.8)

<0.01

 Receipt of Tetanus-vaccination in previous 5 years

3.0 (2.0–4.5)

<0.001

2.1 (1.2–3.9)

0.02

 Influenza-vaccination in previous 5 years

3.9 (3.0–5.2)

<0.001

7.4 (3.6–15.1)

<0.001

 Pneumococcal-vaccination in previous 5 years

3.8 (1.8–8.3)

0.001

 Interaction: sex- perceived infromation level

women: 0.4 (0.2–0.7)

<0.01

men: 2.3 (1.4–3.6)

<0.001