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Table 2 Parents’ perceptions of rotavirus vaccine, rotavirus gastroenteritis, recommendation for vaccination, socioeconomic status, and children’s characteristics by rotavirus vaccine uptake (n = 1268)

From: Determinants of self-paid rotavirus vaccination status in Kanazawa, Japan, including socioeconomic factors, parents’ perception, and children’s characteristics

 

Vaccinated

(n = 921)

Unvaccinated

(n = 347)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Model 1

aORa (95% CI)

Model 2 aORb (95% CI)

Perception

 I believe that RVGE is a serious disease

738 (80.1%)

184 (53.0%)

3.59 (2.75–4.69)

N/A

2.75 (2.01–3.76)

 I believe that the rotavirus vaccination is effective

720 (78.2%)

115 (33.1%)

7.27 (5.53–9.56)

N/A

5.66 (4.20–7.63)

 I worry about adverse reactions to the rotavirus vaccine

333 (36.2%)

116 (33.4%)

1.12 (0.87–1.46)

N/A

 

 I think that the rotavirus vaccine is expensive

829 (90.0%)

309 (89.1%)

1.06 (0.70–1.61)

N/A

 

Recommendation

 Obstetric doctor recommended the rotavirus vaccine

99 (10.8%)

25 (7.2%)

1.55 (0.98–2.45)

N/A

 

 Pediatrician recommended the rotavirus vaccine

462 (50.2%)

108 (31.1%)

2.23 (1.72–2.90)

N/A

2.04 (1.50–2.78)

 I read information about rotavirus vaccine in a city papers

642 (69.7%)

185 (53.3%)

1.99 (1.55–2.57)

N/A

1.77 (1.30–2.41)

 I read information about rotavirus vaccine in magazines and on the Internet

382 (41.5%)

90 (26.0%)

2.03 (1.54–2.67)

N/A

1.3 (0.96–1.83)

Socioeconomic status

 Household members ≥4

449 (54.2%)

258 (74.4%)

0.41 (0.31–0.54)

  

 Siblings ≥2

452 (49.1%)

252 (72.6%)

0.36 (0.28–0.48)

0.30 (0.22–0.41)

0.36 (0.26–0.49)

 Father’s age < 30 years

142 (15.8%)

68 (20.5%)

0.73 (0.53–1.00)

  

 Mother’s age < 30 years

192 (21.0%)

95 (27.4%)

0.70 (0.53–0.94)

0.73 (0.49–1.09)

 

 Father’s education level ≥ university

541 (58.7%)

151 (43.5%)

1.85 (1.44–2.37)

1.28 (0.93–1.65)

 

 Mother’s education level ≥ university

377 (40.9%)

72 (20.8%)

2.65 (1.98–3.54)

2.00 (1.44–2.78)

2.27 (1.61–3.20)

 Mother’s employment

631 (68.5%)

237 (68.3%)

1.01 (0.77–1.32)

  

 Household income below \4,000,000

301 (32.7%)

162 (46.7%)

0.55 (0.43–0.71)

0.61 (0.46–0.80)

0.66 (0.49–0.90)

Children’s characteristics

 Birth weight < 2500 g

82 (8.9%)

31 (8.9%)

1.00 (0.65–1.54)

  

 First child

488 (53.2%)

106 (30.7%)

2.57 (1.97–3.34)

  

 Having primary diseases

264 (29.9%)

92 (27.6%)

1.12 (0.84–1.48)

  

 Daycare use

518 (57.9%)

187 (56.0%)

1.08 (0.84–1.39)

  
  1. CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, RVGE rotavirus gastroenteritis
  2. a Adjusted for siblings (≥2 or < 2 [reference]), mother’s age (< 30 years or ≥ 30 [reference]), father’s educational level ≥ university (yes/no [reference]), mother’s educational level ≥ university (yes/no [reference]), and household income below \4,000,000 (yes/no [reference]).
  3. b Further adjusted for perceptions of RVGE, vaccine effectiveness, pediatrician’s recommendation, and information from city papers, magazines, and the Internet
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