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Table 3 Voucher receipt, rubella antibody testing, and vaccination in fiscal year 2019 by individual characteristicsa

From: Factors associated with participation in an ongoing national catch-up campaign against rubella: a cross-sectional internet survey among 1680 adult men in Japan

Variable

n

Received a voucher

% (95% CI)

(n = 862)

Rubella antibody testing

% (95% CI)

(n = 435)

Rubella vaccination

% (95% CI)

(n = 101)

Total

1680

51.3 (48.9–53.7)

25.9 (23.8–28.1)

6.0 (4.9–7.3)

Understood the government recommendation

 Yes

962

76.9 (74.1–79.6)

41.7 (38.5–44.9)

10.2 (8.3–12.3)

 No

718

17.0 (14.3–19.9)

4.7 (3.3–6.6)

0.42 (0.09–1.2)

Aware of their lack of opportunity for rubella vaccination

 Yes

831

70.6 (67.4–73.7)

40.2 (36.8–43.6)

10.0 (8.0–12.2)

 No

849

32.4 (29.3–35.7)

11.9 (9.8–14.3)

2.1 (1.3–3.3)

Had acquaintances who received the rubella antibody test

 Yes

138

88.4 (81.9–93.2)

63.0 (54.4–71.1)

10.9 (6.2–17.3)

 No

1542

48.0 (45.5–50.5)

22.6 (20.5–24.7)

5.6 (4.5–6.8)

Able to confirm a rubella vaccination history

 Yes

360

70.3 (65.3–75.0)

41.9 (36.8–47.2)

11.9 (8.8–15.8)

 No

1320

46.1 (43.4–48.9)

21.5 (19.3–23.8)

4.4 (3.4–5.6)

Aware of congenital rubella syndrome

 Yes

913

64.4 (61.2–67.5)

35.3 (32.2–38.5)

8.0 (6.3–9.9)

 No

767

35.7 (32.3–39.2)

14.7 (12.3–17.4)

3.7 (2.4–5.2)

Smoking status

 Never

670

56.7 (52.9–60.5)

29.3 (25.8–32.9)

7.3 (5.5–9.6)

 Current

554

43.9 (39.7–48.1)

20.0 (16.8–23.6)

3.1 (1.8–4.9)

 Former

456

52.4 (47.7–57.1)

28.1 (24.0–32.4)

7.7 (5.4–10.5)

Partner’s current desire for pregnancy

 Yes

205

59.0 (52.0–65.8)

34.6 (28.1–41.6)

8.3 (4.9–12.9)

 No

1475

50.2 (47.7–52.8)

24.7 (22.5–27.0)

5.7 (4.6–7.0)

Current influenza vaccination

 Yes

572

64.7 (60.6–68.6)

39.7 (35.7–43.8)

10.5 (8.1–13.3)

 No

957

47.2 (44.0–50.5)

19.3 (16.9–22.0)

3.8 (2.6–5.2)

 Do not know

151

26.5 (19.6–34.3)

15.2 (9.9–22.0)

3.3 (1.1–7.6)

  1. CI Confidence interval
  2. aAmong men aged 41–47 years in Japan (n = 1680)