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Table 3 Determinants of influenza vaccination during pregnancy in Quito-Ecuador, 2016–2017

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices on influenza vaccination during pregnancy in Quito, Ecuador

Variable

All

n = 842

Vaccinated n = 308

n (%)

Crude PR

CI 95%

Adjusted PR

CI 95%

Age

 18–24

363

131 (36.1)

1.0

1.0

 25–30

260

98 (37.7)

1.04 (0.85–1.29)

0.99 (0.86–1.15)

 31–35

123

42 (34.2)

0.95 (0.71–1.25)

0.89 (0.72–1.11)

  ≥ 36

96

37 (38.5)

1.07 (0.80–1.42)

1.01 (0.84–1.22)

Race

 White

27

8 (29.6)

1.0

1.0

 Afro-Ecuadorian

30

13 (43.3)

1.46 (0.72–2.98)

0.95 (0.68–1.33)

 Mixed

723

270 (37.3)

1.26 (0.70–2.27)

0.87 (0.65–1.17)

 Indigenous

54

15 (27.8)

0.94 (0.45–1.93)

0.74 (0.48–1.15)

 Other

8

2 (25.0)

0.84 (0.22–3.20)

0.60 (0.22–1.64)

Education

 Complete higher education or graduate degree

83

23 (27.1)

1.0

1.0

 Complete secondary education or incomplete higher education

407

157 (38.6)

1.39 (0.96–2.01)

1.27 (0.99–1.64)

 Basic education complete or incomplete high school

222

82 (36.9)

1.33 (0.90–1.96)

1.30 (0.99–1.71)

 Illiterate or incomplete basic education

130

46 (35.4)

1.28 (0.84–1.94)

1.39 (0.90–1.84)

Marital status

 Married

288

107 (37.2)

1.0

1.0

 Cohabited with a partner

376

144 (38.3)

1.03 (0.84–1.26)

0.99 (0.87–1.13)

 Separated / Widowed / Divorced - Never Married or Unmarried

178

57 (32.0)

0.86 (0.66–1.12)

0.95 (0.77–1.17)

Employment

 Housewife

172

58 (33.7)

1.0

1.0

 Student

119

38 (31.9)

1.16 (0.91–1.47)

1.00 (0.86–1.17)

 Unemployed

4

1 (25.0)

0.97 (0.72–1.29)

0.95 (0.77–1.17)

 Public or private employee

175

61 (34.9)

0.92 (0.66–1.28)

0.88 (0.69–1.12)

 Independent worker

372

150 (40.3)

0.72 (0.13–3.97)

0.82 (0.44–1.52)

Number of children

 0

88

37 (42.1)

1.0

1.0

 1–2

459

169 (36.8)

1.06 (0.87–1.30)

0.90 (0.79–1.03)

 3–6

295

102 (34.6)

1.22 (0.91–1.63)

1.03 (0.81–1.32)

Antenatal Care

  ≤ 4

161

38 (23.6)

1.0

1.0

  ≥ 5

681

270 (39.7)

1.67 (1.25–2.25)†

1.21 (1.01–1.47)†

Gestational age at birth

  < 37 weeks

122

37 (30.3)

1.0

1.0

  ≥ 37 weeks

720

271 (37.6)

1.24 (0.93–1.65)

1.08 (0.91–1.28)

High-risk conditions

 No

775

290 (37.4)

1.0

1.0

 Yes

67

18 (26.9)

0.72 (0.48–1.08)

0.91 (0.69–1.20)

Distance to health center (minutes)

  > 30 min

35

9 (25.7)

1.0

1.0

 15–30 min

102

35 (34.3)

1.33 (0.71–2.49)

0.75 (0.54–1.05)

 0–15 min

696

262 (37.6)

1.46 (0.83–2.59)

0.79 (0.57–1.08)

Knowledge regarding influenza vaccine

 No

54

25 46.3)

1.0

1.0

 Yes

721

268 (37.2)

0.80 (0.59–1.09)

0.91 (0.73–1.12)

 Do not know/no answer

67

15 (22.4)

0.48 (0.28–0.82)

0.90 (0.63–1.28)

Knowledge about the transmission of the disease

 No

87

34 (39.1)

1.0

1.0

 Yes

666

251 (37.7)

0.96 (0.73–1.28)

1.10 (0.91–1.32)

 Do not know/no answer

89

23 (25.8)

0.66 (0.43–1.03)

1.23 (0.93–1.63)

Knowledge about the existence of vaccine

 No

17

3 (17.7)

1.0

1.0

 Yes

767

301 (39.2)

2.22 (0.79–6.24)

0.69 (0.25–1.91)

 Do not know/no answer

58

4 (6.9)

0.39 (0.10–1.58)

0.55 (0.17–1.82)

Perception about vaccine safety

 No

32

6 (18.8)

1.0

1.0

 Yes

678

295 (43.5)

2.32 (1.12–4.80)†

1.53 (1.03–2.37)†

 Do not know/no answer

132

7 (5.3)

0.28 (0.10–0.78)

0.65 (0.33–1.28)

Perception about vaccine effectiveness

 No

72

29 (40.2)

1.0

1.0

 Yes

539

211 (39.2)

0.97 (0.72–1.31)

0.87 (0.61–1.2)

 Do not know/no answer

231

68 (29.4)

0.73 (0.52–1.03)

0.86 (0.68–1.09)

Recommendation and offer of vaccine

 No recommendation/non-offer

397

17 (4.3)

1.0

1.0

 Recommendation / non-offer

80

12 (15.0)

3.50 (1.74–7.05)†

3.17 (1.57–6.40)†

 Recommendation / offer

336

278 (82.7)

19.32 (12.1–30.85)†

15.84 (9.62–26.10)†

  1. †p-value < 0.05
  2. CI Confidence interval, PR Prevalence Ratio