From: Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of parents towards varicella and its vaccination
Variable | OR | SE | 95% CI | p |
Model 1: Knowledge regarding the availability of the vaccine and the number of doses required | ||||
Log likelihood = -186.82, \( {\chi}^2 \) = 81.42 (8 df), p < 0.0001 | ||||
Vaccination of the selected child | 4.94 | 1.39 | 2.84–8.58 | <0.001 |
Information on the vaccination from a health care provider | 2.35 | 0.87 | 1.14–4.85 | 0.02 |
Educational level | ||||
College degree or higher | 1a | Â | Â | Â |
High school | 0.59 | 0.17 | 0.33–1.06 | 0.077 |
No formal education/elementary school/middle school | 0.41 | 0.18 | 0.17–0.99 | 0.047 |
Age | 1.05 | 0.03 | 0.99–1.10 | 0.073 |
Number of children | ||||
One | 1a | Â | Â | Â |
Three or more | 0.59 | 0.20 | 0.30–1.16 | 0.128 |
Knowledge about disease (etiology and transmission) | 1.49 | 0.40 | 0.88–2.52 | 0.133 |
History of varicella among at least one child | 0.71 | 0.20 | 0.41–1.24 | 0.237 |
Variable | Coeff. | SE | t | p |
Model 2: Positive attitude towards the utility of varicella vaccination | ||||
F(6,380) = 59.20, R 2 = 0.48%, adjusted R 2 = 0.47%, \( p \) < 0.0001 |  |  |  |  |
Perceived danger of the disease | 0.43 | 0.05 | 8.54 | <0.001 |
Vaccination of the selected child | 3.45 | 0.27 | 12.55 | <0.001 |
Educational level | ||||
College degree or higher | 1a | Â | Â | Â |
High school | 0.49 | 0.27 | 1.80 | 0.073 |
No formal education/elementary/middle school | 1.43 | 0.37 | 3.91 | <0.001 |
Information on the vaccination from a health care provider | 0.71 | 0.30 | 2.39 | 0.018 |
History of varicella among at least one child | −0.50 | 0.26 | −1.91 | 0.057 |
Variable | OR | SE | 95% CI | p |
Model 3: Selected child’s vaccination uptake against varicella | ||||
Log likelihood = -149.72, \( {\chi}^2 \) = 215.36 (8 df), p < 0.0001 | ||||
Perceived utility of varicella vaccination | 1.66 | 0.10 | 1.48–1.86 | <0.001 |
Knowledge about the varicella vaccination | 4.70 | 1.59 | 2.42–9.12 | <0.001 |
History of varicella among at least one child | 0.40 | 0.12 | 0.23–0.72 | 0.002 |
Perceived danger of the disease | 0.85 | 0.05 | 0.75–0.96 | 0.01 |
Marital status | 0.54 | 0.19 | 0.27–1.07 | 0.078 |
Information on the vaccination from a health care provider | 1.95 | 0.84 | 0.83–4.56 | 0.125 |
Age | 0.97 | 0.02 | 0.92–1.01 | 0.180 |
Information on the disease from a health care provider | 0.71 | 0.28 | 0.33–1.53 | 0.384 |