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Table 4 Logistic regression model for intention to recommend the influenza A/H1N1 vaccine to patients

From: Physicians’ recommendations to their patients concerning a novel pandemic vaccine: a cross-sectional survey of the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in Japan

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Sex

 Mena

1

   

 

 Women

0.86

0.36–2.08

0.738

 

 

Age, years

   

 20–39a

1

   

 

 40–59

1.64

0.52–5.24

0.399

 

 

 ≥60

2.32

0.72–7.50

0.159

 

 

Department/specialty

 Internal medicinea

1

   

 

 Surgery

0.77

0.47–1.26

0.299

 

 

 Other

0.91

0.47–1.76

0.778

 

 

No. of patients seen per day

 <50a

1

   

 

 ≥50

0.74

0.49–1.11

0.145

 

 

No. of A/H1N1 patient contacts by time of survey

 0a

1

  

1

  

 1–20

7.45

1.73–32.10

0.007

7.49

1.73–32.36

0.007

 >20

8.32

1.84–37.69

0.006

8.03

1.77–36.50

0.007

Seasonal influenza vaccination

 Rarely/nevera

1

   

 

 Every year/almost every year

0.69

0.26–1.82

0.450

 

 

Knowledge of the past US Guillain–Barré syndrome cases

 Noa

1

  

1

  

 Yes

0.66

0.45–0.96

0.031

0.66

0.45–0.97

0.036

  1. Unmarked or missing data were not included in the analysis
  2. CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio
  3. aReference variable