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Table 3 Factors potentially associated with influenza vaccination uptake during pregnancy, Germany

From: Skewed risk perceptions in pregnant women: the case of influenza vaccination

Factor

Vaccination coverage, %a

Univariate OR (95 % CI)a

Multiple OR (95 % CI)b

Age-group

   

 18–24 years

4.0

Ref.

NS

 25–29 years

12.8

3.53 (1.06–11.79)

 30–34 years

10.7

2.87 (0.86–9.58)

 35–39 years

11.7

3.17 (0.88–11.43)

 40–49 years

9.1

2.4 (0.23–25.36)

Knowledge of STIKO-recommendation during pregnancy

   

 Yes

18.2

10.38 (4.95–21.74)

8.0 (3.35–19.12)

 No

2.1

Ref.

Ref.

Preference for conventional or alternative medicine

1.02 (1.00–1.03)

NS

Prior experiences with vaccinations

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

NS

General vaccination knowledge

1.32 (1.18–1.48)

NS

General vaccination-related attitude

1.03 (1.02–1.05)

NS

Gynaecologist’s attitude towards vaccination during pregnancy

1.04 (1.03–1.06)

1.04 (1.03–1.06)

Midwife’s attitude towards vaccination in general

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

NS

Perceived risk of influenza infection

1.04 (1.03–1.05)

1.05 (1.03–1.06)

Perceived risk of influenza vaccination

0.96 (0.95–0.97)

0.97 (0.96–0.98)

BIC

  

−128.84

Cragg & Uhler's R2

  

0.45

  1. Other nonsignificant variables in univariate analysis (p ≥ 0.1) were: country of birth, place of residence, education, number of screening examination during pregnancy
  2. NS not significant; Ref reference category
  3. aIncluded participants with information on relevant item; bIncluded n = 495 participants with complete information on all items