Flu vaccination among older persons: study of knowledge and practices

Table 3 Factors associated with flu vaccination among older persons

Risk factor	Count	Univariate logistic regression			Multivariate logistic regression
Risk factor	Count	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
Gender
Males	155	1.15	0.75–1.76	0.513
Females	199
Age (years)
> 74	166	1.23	0.81–1.88	0.326
66–73	187
Years of schooling
> 12	143	2.02	1.31–3.13	0.001	1.87	1.13–3.08	0.014
≤ 12	205
Household monthly income (Euro)
> 388	154	1.57	1.01–2.46	0.045	1.26	0.73–2.16	0.410
≤ 388	162
Marital status
Married	190	1.34	0.88–2.04	0.177	1.27	0.74–2.17	0.378
Other	164
Place of residence
Apartment	286	1.74	1.01–3.01	0.046	1.98	0.93–3.86	0.134
House	68
Additional members of the household
0–2	286	1.20	0.76–1.88	0.430
≥ 3	68
Presence of chronic disease indicative of flu immunization
yes	306	0.95	0.51–1.75	0.857
no	48
Amount of prescribed medications used daily
≥ 4	135	1.55	1.01–2.40	0.047	1.71	1.06–2.77	0.029
0–3	219
Flu knowledge score
≥ 13	106	1.87	1.17–2.96	0.008	1.80	1.08–2.98	0.023
< 13	248

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