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Table 2 Factors predictive of the intention to get vaccinated in the bivariate and multivariate analyses (Number of students declaring positive or negative intention=417)

From: Educating on professional habits: attitudes of medical students towards diverse strategies for promoting influenza vaccination and factors associated with the intention to get vaccinated

Characteristic

Intention to

Bivariate OR (95% CI)

P

Multivariate OR (95% CI)

P

get

vaccinated

General

111 / 417

    

(26.6%)

Intervention group

  

0.028

 

0.001

Reference

32 (25.4%)

-

 

-

 

Web

31 (39.7%)

1.94 (1.06-3.55)

0.032

2.42 (1.16-5.03)

0.018

Video

26 (24.8%)

0.97 (0.53-1.76)

0.912

0.69 (0.33-1.41)

0.306

Tri-fold brochure

22 (20.4%)

0.75 (0.41-1.39)

0.364

0.47 (0.23-0.96)

0.039

Previous clinical rotations

     

No

72 (23.6%)

-

 

-

 

Yes

39 (34.8%)

1.73 (1.08-2.77)

0.022

2.55 (1.36-4.38)

0.03

Sex

     

Male

28 (25.7%)

-

   

Female

83 (26.9%)

1.07 (0.65-1.76)

0.798

  

Risk factor*

     

No

103 (26.4%)

-

   

Yes

8 (29.6%)

1.17 (0.50-2.76)

0.715

  

Cohabitant

     

with person with risk

Factor*

No

85 (25.5%)

-

   

Yes

26 (32.9%)

1.03(0.94-1.12)

0.487

  

Vaccinated in

     

previous flu seasons^

No

38 (12.8%)

-

 

-

 

Yes

73 (60.8%)

10.59 (6.42-17.46)

<0.001

13.69 (7.86-23.96)

<0.001

  1. *Risk factors: Obesity, pregnancy, chronic diseases (respiratory, heart, kidney or liver diseases), neuro- or neuromuscular pathologies, spleen disorders, weakened immune system due to HIV infection or treatment that suppresses the immune system, age≥60years, and long-term aspirin therapy.
  2. ^Vaccinated in previous flu seasons: Vaccinated in ’07, ’08 or 09’ (including either seasonal or pandemic H1N1) seasons.