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Table 3 Determinants* of receiving pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine ever and most recent influenza vaccine (n = 145) compared with having received neither vaccine (n = 121)

From: Determinants of adult vaccination at inner-city health centers: A descriptive study

Variable

50–64 yearsaOdds Ratio (95% CI)

P-value

≥65 yearsbOdds Ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Employed part- or full-time (referent, unemployed)

.33 (.11 – .96)

.042

  

Frequency of visits to physician (referent, <1 per year)

    

   6–12 times per year

4.40 (1.09 – 17.78)

.038

  

   3–4 times per year

8.77 (2.36 – 32.62)

.001

  

Smoking status (referent, current smoker)

    

   Never smoked

  

10.67 (1.67 – 68.28)

.012

   Quit smoking

  

7.51 (1.38 – 40.84)

.020

Saw posters for flu shot clinic

  

5.85 (1.60 – 21.37)

.008

Believes that a person who does not get the flu shot will probably get the flu

4.67 (1.61 – 13.54)

.005

3.98 (1.01 – 15.71)

.048

My family/friends think I should get the flu shot

  

10.28 (2.85 – 37.00)

.001

  1. *By logistic regression
  2. aControlling for site, race, and self-rated health, recency of last physical exam.
  3. bControlling for site, use of dietary supplements, and recency of last physical exam.