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Table 2 Factors associated with influenza vaccination of index child in the past influenza season

From: Factors associated with childhood influenza vaccination in Israel: a cross-sectional evaluation

 

Jewish population group (N = 586)

Arab population group (N = 454)

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Gender of index child

 Male

1

Ref

1

Ref

1

Ref

  

 Female

1.65 (1.12–2.43)

< 0.05

1.65 (0.99–2.76)

0.05

0.75 (0.51–1.10)

0.15

  

Age of index child

 1–4

1

Ref

1

Ref

1

Ref

1

Ref

 5–12

0.57 (0.37–0.88)

< 0.05

0.51 (0.27–0.96)

< 0.05

0.50 (0.33–0.78)

< 0.01

0.62 (0.36–1.07)

0.07

 13–18

0.20 (0.10–0.40)

< 0.01

0.13 (0.04–0.37)

< 0.01

0.25 (0.13–0.46)

< 0.01

0.37 (0.17–0.83)

< 0.05

Gender of respondent parent

 Male

1

Ref

1

Ref

1

Ref

1

Ref

 Female

0.51 (0.35–0.75)

< 0.01

0.26 (0.15–0.46)

< 0.01

0.55 (0.38–0.82)

< 0.01

0.64 (0.40–1.02)

0.06

Age of respondent parent

 18–34

1

Ref

1

Ref

1

Ref

1

Ref

 35–44

1.12 (0.68–1.83)

0.65

1.18 (0.60–2.33)

0.63

0.55 (0.35–0.87)

< 0.05

0.58 (0.32–1.05)

0.07

  ≥ 45

0.44 (0.25–0.76)

< 0.01

0.81 (0.35–1.90)

0.63

0.32 (0.19–0.53)

< 0.01

0.39 (0.19–0.82)

< 0.05

Respondent parent’s education

  ≤ 12 years

1

Ref

  

1

Ref

1

Ref

  > 12 years

1.06 (0.67–1.67)

0.82

  

0.57 (0.39–0.84)

< 0.01

0.49 (0.31–0.78)

< 0.01

Respondent parent’s marital status

 Married / living with a spouse

1

Ref

  

1

Ref

  

 Divorced / separated / living apart

0.62 (0.27–1.43)

0.26

  

2.12 (0.56–8.00)

0.27

  

 Widower/widow

2.19 (0.36–13.28)

0.39

  

3.39 (0.30–37.67)

0.32

  

 Single

3.29 (0.46–23.60)

0.24

  

NA

NA

  

Respondent parent’s country of birth

 Israel

1

Ref

  

1

Ref

  

 Other

1.29 (0.82–2.04)

0.27

  

2.51 (0.41–15.16)

0.32

  

Number of children in household

 1–2

1

Ref

  

1

Ref

1

Ref

 3

0.90 (0.57–1.45)

0.68

  

0.62 (0.38–1.01)

0.05

0.61 (0.34–1.09)

0.09

  ≥ 4

0.89 (0.56–1.42)

0.62

  

0.62 (0.39–0.97)

< 0.05

0.60 (0.33–1.08)

0.09

HMO

 A

1

Ref

1

Ref

1

Ref

  

 B

0.45 (0.27–0.74)

< 0.01

0.44 (0.23–0.83)

< 0.05

1.02 (0.49–2.11)

0.96

  

 C

0.56 (0.32–0.95)

< 0.05

0.32 (0.16–0.68)

< 0.01

0.78 (0.44–1.40)

0.41

  

 D

0.73 (0.39–1.35)

0.31

0.77 (0.34–1.77)

0.54

1.39 (0.69–2.80)

0.36

  

Degree of religiousness

 Secular

1

Ref

  

1

Ref

  

 Traditional

0.76 (0.44–1.29)

0.31

  

1.19 (0.67–2.13)

0.55

  

 Religious

0.64 (0.34–1.19)

0.16

  

0.93 (0.50–1.73)

0.82

  

 Ultra-religious

0.73 (0.44–1.21)

0.22

  

1.43 (0.56–3.67)

0.45

  

Housing density indexa

  ≤ 1.5

1

Ref

  

1

Ref

  

  > 1.5

0.89 (0.52–1.53)

0.68

  

0.85 (0.54–1.32)

0.46

  

Net monthly income per household

  < 4000 ILSb

1

Ref

  

1

Ref

  

 4001–8000 ILS

0.78 (0.26–2.37)

0.66

  

0.79 (0.43–1.48)

0.47

  

 8001–12,000 ILS

0.98 (0.32–2.92)

0.97

  

0.93 (0.46–1.91)

0.85

  

 12,001–17,000 ILS

0.97 (0.33–2.89)

0.95

  

0.58 (0.23–1.44)

0.24

  

  > 17,000 ILS

1.00 (0.33–3.00)

1.00

  

0.76 (0.33–1.79)

0.53

  

Influenza vaccination of family members

 No

1

Ref

1

Ref

1

Ref

1

Ref

 Yes

17.55 (10.66–28.9)

< 0.01

27.74 (15.30–50.29)

< 0.01

3.86 (2.53–5.90)

< 0.01

4.70 (2.94–7.50)

< 0.01

Index child routine immunizations

 No

1

Ref

  

1

Ref

  

 Yes

3.08 (0.71–13.35)

0.13

  

NA

0.98

  

Index child has chronic disease

 No

1

Ref

  

1

Ref

  

 Yes

1.32 (0.54–3.24)

0.54

  

1.91 (0.72–5.06)

0.19

  

Parent has chronic disease

 No

1

Ref

  

1

Ref

  

 Yes

0.96 (0.58–1.61)

0.89

  

0.67 (0.41–1.12)

0.13

  
  1. aHousing density index was calculated by dividing the number of household members by the number of rooms in the household
  2. bILS – New Israeli Shekel