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Table 3 Influenza vaccination coverage in patients aged ≥ 65 years according to the characteristics of their primary care physician, Spain, 2012

From: Influenza vaccination of primary healthcare physicians may be associated with vaccination in their patients: a vaccination coverage study

Characteristics of primary care physicians

Mean vaccination coverage in patients aged ≥ 64 years

95% Confidence intervals

Pa

Total

56.3

55.6 – 57.1

 

Influenza vaccination

   

  Yes

57.3

56.2 - 58.3

0.008

  No

55.2

54.1 - 56.2

 

Sex:

   

  Female

56.6

55.7 - 57.5

0.448

  Male

56.0

54.7 - 57.2

 

Age (years)

   

  25 – 34

57.3

53.6 - 61.0

0.330

  35 – 44

56.7

55.1 - 58.2

 

  45 – 54

56.8

55.7 - 57.8

 

  55 – 64

55.2

53.6 - 56.8

 

Participates in the influenza sentinel system

  

0.585

  Yes

55.8

53.9 - 57.6

 

  No

56.4

55.6 - 57.2

 

Training activities on influenza

  

0.199

  Yes

57.0

55.9 - 58.0

 

  No

56.0

54.9 - 57.0

 

I believe that influenza may be a severe illness

   

  Yes

56.5

55.9 - 57.4

0.639

  No

56.1

54.7 - 57.5

 

I worry about infecting my patients

   

  Yes

56.0

55.1 – 57.0

0.321

  No

56.8

55.5 – 58.0

 

I believe the influenza vaccine is effective

   

  Yes

56.8

56.0 – 57.5

0.005

  No

53.5

51.2 – 55.9

 

I worry about becoming ill due to influenza

   

  Yes

54.8

54.0 – 55.7

0.912

  No

54.7

53.9 – 55.5

 
  1. ap value.