Table 3 Multivariable models for each, GP and PA
GP (n = 774) | PA that are responsible for vaccination advices in their surgery (n = 456) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | OR (95 % CI) | p-value | OR (95 % CI) | p-value | |
SD | Practice in Western part of Germany (Ref: East) | 2.81 (1.59–4.97) | <0.001 | n.s. | |
Amount of patients of ≥60 year less than 50 % (Ref: ≥50 %) | n.s. | 2.19 (1.20–4.00) | 0.011 | ||
Attitudes | Trusts in official recommendations | n.s. | |||
Ref: Yes | 1 (Ref) | ||||
Neutral | 3.61 (1.56–8.32) | 0.003 | |||
No | 19.30 (2.28–163.24) | 0.007 | |||
Likes to counsel about vaccinations | n.s. | ||||
Ref: Yes | 1 (Ref) | ||||
Neutral | 2.94 (1.56–5.54) | 0.001 | |||
No | 1.02 (0.24–4.27) | 0.976 | |||
Benefit of officially recommended pneumococcal vaccine exceeds its potential harms | n.s. | ||||
Ref: Yes | 1 (Ref) | ||||
Neutral | 1.85 (0.99–3.44) | 0.054 | |||
No | 3.26 (1.30–8.14) | 0.012 | |||
Regarding vaccinations, patients should be informed by: | |||||
General Practitioner (Ref: No) | 0.31 (0.10–0.94) | 0.038 | n.s. | ||
Public authorities (Ref: No) | n.s. | . | 0.43 (0.21–0.90) | 0.026 | |
P | Not counseling routinely at regular intervals (Ref: Yes) | 2.86 (1.37–5.96) | |||