Determinants of COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Among People with Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Health Care
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design, Setting, and Period
2.2. Population and Sample
2.3. Eligibility Criteria
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Data Collection Instrument and Study Variables
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| IBGE | Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics |
| e-SUS | Electronic System of the Unified Health System Primary Health Care |
| BRL | Brazilian Real |
| SI-PNI | National Immunization Program Information System |
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| Variables | Description |
|---|---|
| Outcome variables | COVID-19 and influenza vaccination status |
| Socioeconomic and cultural variables | Age; sex; race/skin color; marital status; history of children; number of children; religious affiliation; type of religion; educational level; current occupation; family income a |
| Behavioral variables | Internet access; use of electronic/mobile devices; access to social media or other communication channels; alcohol consumption; smoking; healthy eating habits; illicit drug use; physical activity level b; service used for vaccination; pneumococcal vaccination record c |
| Clinical variables | Type of diabetes mellitus; duration of diagnosis; insulin use; use of oral antidiabetic drugs; capillary blood glucose monitoring; location of capillary blood glucose monitoring; frequency of capillary blood glucose monitoring; comorbidities; healthcare service used for medical follow-up (general practitioner/endocrinologist); frequency of medical follow-up (general practitioner/endocrinologist); follow-up with another healthcare professional |
| Variables | Sample (n = 316) | COVID-19 Vaccination Schedule (n = 68; 21.5%) | OR (95% CI) | p-Value | Influenza Vaccination Schedule (n = 270; 85.4%) | OR (95% CI) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Age, years [median: 67 (60–74)] | |||||||
| 20–59 | 74 (23.4) | 13 (17.6) | reference | - | 56 (75.7) | reference | - |
| 60–69 | 106 (33.6) | 21 (19.8) | 1.15 (0.53–2.49) | 0.705 | 91 (85.9) | 1.95 (0.91–4.17) | 0.086 |
| ≥70 | 136 (43.0) | 34 (25.00) | 1.56 (0.76–3.19) | 0.219 | 123 (90.4) | 3.04 (1.39–6.63) | 0.005 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 66 (20.9) | 48 (19.2) | 0.54 (0.29–1.00) | 0.05 | 216 (86.4) | 1.41 (0.68–2.90) | 0.350 |
| Female | 250 (79.1) | 20 (30.3) | reference | - | 54 (81.8) | reference | - |
| Race/skin color | |||||||
| White | 167 (52.8) | 35 (21.0) | reference | - | 142 (85.0) | reference | - |
| Non-white | 149 (47.2) | 33 (22.1) | 1.07 (0.62–1.83) | 0.797 | 128 (85.9) | 1.07 (0.57–2.00) | 0.826 |
| Marital status | |||||||
| With partner | 170 (53.8) | 37 (21.8) | reference | - | 143 (84.1) | reference | - |
| Without partner | 146 (46.2) | 31 (21.2) | 0.96 (0.56–1.66) | 0.909 | 127 (87.0) | 1.26 (0.66–2.37) | 0.472 |
| Children | |||||||
| Yes | 271 (85.8) | 55 (20.2) | 0.62 (0.30–1.27) | 0.197 | 232 (85.6) | 1.09 (0.45–2.62) | 0.838 |
| No | 45 (14.2) | 13 (29.5) | reference | - | 38 (85.6) | reference | - |
| Number of children [median: 2 (1–3)] | |||||||
| 0 | 45 (14.2) | 13 (28.9) | reference | - | 38 (84.4) | reference | - |
| 1–2 | 115 (36.4) | 25 (21.7) | 0.68 (0.31–1.49) | 0.341 | 100 (87.0) | 1.22 (0.46–3.24) | 0.679 |
| ≥3 | 156 (49.4) | 30 (19.2) | 0.58 (0.27–1.25) | 0.167 | 132 (84.6) | 1.01 (0.40–2.53) | 0.978 |
| Religion | |||||||
| Yes | 306 (96.8) | 64 (20.9) | 0.39 (0.10–4.44) | 0.162 | 265 (86.6) | 6.46 (1.79–23.30) | 0.004 |
| No | 10 (3.2) | 4 (40.0) | reference | - | 5 (50.0) | reference | - |
| Religious affiliation | |||||||
| Catholic | 260 (82.3) | 52 (20.0) | reference | - | 231 (88.9) | reference | - |
| Evangelical | 31 (9.8) | 7 (22.6) | 1.16 (0.47–2.85) | 0.736 | 23 (74.2) | 0.36 (0.14–0.88) | 0.025 |
| Other | 15 (4.7) | 5 (33.3) | 2.00 (0.65–6.10) | 0.223 | 11 (73.3) | 0.34 (0.10–1.15) | 0.084 |
| No religion | 10 (3.2) | 4 (40.0) | 2.66 (0.72–9.79) | 0.140 | 5 (50.0) | 0.12 (0.03–0.45) | 0.002 |
| Education level | |||||||
| No formal education/incomplete primary education | 176 (55.7) | 34 (19.3) | 0.71 (0.24–2.11) | 0.548 | 154 (87.5) | 0.77 (0.16–3.58) | 0.747 |
| Complete primary education | 61 (19.3) | 17 (27.9) | 1.15 (0.36–3.68) | 0.802 | 48 (78.7) | 0.41 (0.08–2.00) | 0.270 |
| Complete secondary education | 59 (18.7) | 12 (20.3) | 0.76 (0.23–2.52) | 0.662 | 50 (84.8) | 0.61 (0.12–3.13) | 0.560 |
| Complete higher education | 20 (6.3) | 5 (25.0) | reference | - | 18 (90.0) | reference | - |
| Current occupational status | |||||||
| Employed | 39 (12.3) | 5 (12.8) | reference | - | 27 (69.2) | reference | - |
| Unemployed | 58 (18.4) | 11 (19.0) | 1.59 (0.50–5.00) | 0.427 | 50 (86.2) | 2.77 (1.01–7.62) | 0.047 |
| Retired | 219 (69.3) | 52 (23.7) | 2.11 (0.78–5.69) | 0.137 | 193 (88.1) | 3.29 (1.49–7.29) | 0.003 |
| Household income. minimum wages [median: 2 (1–3)] | |||||||
| ≤1 | 83 (26.3) | 14 (16.9) | 0.75 (0.35–1.60) | 0.458 | 70 (84.3) | 0.86 (0.37–1.98) | 0.731 |
| 2 | 139 (44.0) | 34 (24.5) | 1.19 (0.63–2.24) | 0.572 | 119 (85.6) | 0.95 (0.44–2.02) | 0.904 |
| ≥3 | 94 (29.7) | 20 (21.3) | reference | - | 81 (86.2) | reference | - |
| Variables | Sample (n = 316) | COVID-19 Vaccination Schedule (n = 68; 21.5%) | OR (95% CI) | p-Value | Influenza Vaccination Schedule (n = 270; 85.4%) | OR (95% CI) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Internet access | |||||||
| Yes | 254 (80.4) | 51 (20.0) | 0.66 (0.35–1.25) | 0.209 | 214 (84.3) | 0.57 (0.23–1.41) | 0.229 |
| No | 62 (19.6) | 17 (27.4) | reference | - | 56 (90.3) | reference | - |
| Use of electronic/mobile devices | |||||||
| Yes | 254 (80.4) | 56 (22.0) | 1.17 (0.58–2.36) | 0.644 | 216 (85.0) | 0.84 (0.37–1.90) | 0.681 |
| No | 62 (19.6) | 12 (19.3) | reference | - | 54 (87.10) | reference | - |
| Acess to social media or other communication platforms | |||||||
| Yes | 256 (81.0) | 49 (19.1) | 0.51 (0.27–0.95) | 0.036 | 216 (84.4) | 0.60 (0.24–1.48) | 0.270 |
| No | 60 (19.0) | 19 (31.7) | reference | - | 54 (90.0) | reference | - |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||
| Yes | 82 (25.9) | 23 (28.0) | 1.63 (0.91–2.92) | 0.096 | 64 (78.1) | 0.48 (0.25–0.93) | 0.030 |
| No | 234 (74.1) | 45 (19.3) | reference | - | 206 (88.0) | reference | - |
| Smoking | |||||||
| Yes | 29 (9.2) | 7 (24.1) | 1.17 (0.48–2.88) | 0.719 | 25 (86.2) | 1.07 (0.35–3.23) | 0.903 |
| No | 287 (90.8) | 61 (21.2) | reference | - | 245 (85.4) | reference | - |
| Healthy diet | |||||||
| Yes | 266 (84.2) | 60 (22.6) | 1.52 (0.68–3.43) | 0.303 | 230 (86.5) | 1.59 (0.73–3.47) | 0.237 |
| No | 50 (15.8) | 8 (16.0) | reference | - | 40 (80.0) | reference | - |
| Illicit drug use | |||||||
| Yes | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (100.0) | ||||
| No | 315 (99.7) | 68 (21.6) | 269 (85.4) | ||||
| Physical activity level | |||||||
| Active/very active | 157 (49.7) | 35 (22.3) | reference | - | 131 (83.4) | reference | - |
| Irregularly active | 87 (27.5) | 20 (23.0) | 1.04 (0.55–1.94) | 0.901 | 76 (87.4) | 1.37 (0.64–2.93) | 0.415 |
| Sedentary | 72 (22.8) | 13 (18.1) | 0.76 (0.37–1.55) | 0.378 | 63 (87.5) | 1.38 (0.61–3.13) | 0.429 |
| Type of vaccination service used | |||||||
| Public healthcare system | 309 (97.8) | 68 (22.0) | 267 (86.4) | reference | - | ||
| Public and private healthcare systems | 4 (1.3) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (50.0) | 0.15 (0.02–1.14) | 0.068 | ||
| Does not currently receive vaccination | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (33.3) | 0.07 (0.00–0.88) | 0.040 | ||
| Influenza vaccination status | |||||||
| Yes | 270 (85.4) | 66 (24.4) | 7.11 (1.67–30.16) | 0.008 | |||
| No | 46 (14.6) | 2 (4.4) | reference | - | |||
| COVID-19 vaccination status | |||||||
| Yes | 68 (11.5) | 66 (97.1) | 7.11 (1.68–30.16) | 0.008 | |||
| No | 248 (78.5) | 204 (82.3) | reference | - | |||
| Pneumococcal vaccination status | |||||||
| Yes | 61 (19.3) | 14 (22.9) | 1.10 (0.56–2.16) | 0.762 | 55 (90.2) | 1.70 (0.68–4.22) | 0.249 |
| No | 255 (80.7) | 54 (21.2) | reference | - | 215 (84.3) | reference | - |
| Variables | Sample (n = 316) | COVID-19 Vaccination Schedule (n = 68; 21.5%) | OR (95% CI) | p-Value | Influenza Vaccination Schedule (n = 270; 85.4%) | OR (95% CI) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Type of diabetes mellitus | |||||||
| Type 1 | 26 (8.2) | 7 (15.4) | reference | - | 20 (76.9) | reference | - |
| Type 2 | 290 (91.8) | 64 (22.01) | 1.55 (0.51–4.68) | 0.430 | 250 (86.2) | 1.87 (0.70–4.95) | 0.205 |
| Duration of diabetes diagnosis, years [median: 10 (6–15)] | |||||||
| ≤5 | 74 (23.4) | 17 (23.0) | reference | - | 59 (79.7) | reference | - |
| 6–10 | 114 (36.1) | 22 (19.3) | 0.80 (0.39–1.63) | 0.544 | 94 (82.5) | 1.19 (0.56–2.51) | 0.639 |
| >10 | 128 (40.5) | 29 (22.7) | 0.98 (0.49–1.94) | 0.959 | 117 (91.4) | 2.70 (1.16–6.25) | 0.020 |
| Insulin use | |||||||
| Yes | 102 (32.3) | 13 (12.8) | 0.42 (0.21–0.81) | 0.010 | 82 (80.4) | 0.56 (0.29–1.07) | 0.081 |
| No | 214 (67.7) | 55 (25.7) | reference | - | 188 (87.9) | reference | - |
| Use of oral antidiabetic drugs | |||||||
| Yes | 285 (90.2) | 64 (22.5) | 1.95 (0.65–5.79) | 0.227 | 245 (86.0) | 1.47 (0.56–3.80) | 0.428 |
| No | 31 (9.8) | 4 (12.9) | reference | - | 25 (80.7) | reference | - |
| Self-monitoring of blood glucose | |||||||
| Yes | 209 (66.1) | 39 (18.7) | 0.61 (0.35–1.07) | 0.085 | 175 (83.7) | 0.65 (0.32–1.31) | 0.231 |
| No | 107 (33.9) | 29 (27.1) | reference | - | 95 (88.8) | reference | - |
| Location of blood glucose monitoring | |||||||
| No monitoring | 107 (33.9) | 29 (27.1) | reference | - | 95 (89.6) | reference | - |
| Home | 149 (47.2) | 28 (18.8) | 0.62 (0.34–1.12) | 0.117 | 123 (82.6) | 0.54 (0.25–1.16) | 0.118 |
| Primary Health Care unit | 49 (15.5) | 7 (14.3) | 0.44 (0.18–1.10) | 0.083 | 41 (82.0) | 0.52 (0.20–1.36) | 0.189 |
| Both (Primary Health Care unit and home) | 11 (3.5) | 4 (36.4) | 1.53 (0.41–5.64) | 0.517 | 11 (100.0) | ||
| Frequency of blood glucose monitoring, times per week | |||||||
| ≤7 | 234 (74.1) | 58 (24.8) | reference | - | 204 (87.2) | reference | - |
| >7 | 82 (25.9) | 10 (12.2) | 0.42 (0.20–0.87) | 0.019 | 66 (80.5) | 0.60 (0.31–1.18) | 0.142 |
| Comorbidities | |||||||
| Yes | 224 (70.9) | 49 (21.9) | 1.07 (0.59–1.95) | 0.810 | 193 (86.2) | 1.21 (0.62–2.37) | 0.573 |
| No | 92 (29.1) | 19 (20.7) | reference | - | 77 (83.7) | reference | - |
| Healthcare service for medical follow-up (general practitioner/endocrinologist) | |||||||
| Public healthcare system | 210 (66.5) | 49 (23.3) | reference | - | 184 (87.6) | reference | - |
| Private healthcare system | 33 (10.4) | 6 (18.2) | 0.73 (0.28–1.87) | 0.512 | 27 (81.8) | 0.63 (0.23–1.68) | 0.363 |
| Both | 34 (10.8) | 6 (17.7) | 0.70 (0.27–1.79) | 0.463 | 31 (91.2) | 1.46 (0.41–5.11) | 0.554 |
| No follow-up | 39 (12.3) | 7 (18.0) | 0.71 (0.29–1.72) | 0.461 | 28 (71.8) | 0.35 (0.16–0.80) | 0.013 |
| Frequency of medical follow-up (general practitioner/endocrinologist), visits per year | |||||||
| 1 | 32 (10.1) | 8 (25.0) | 1.20 (0.51–2.84) | 0.666 | 29 (90.6) | 1.45 (0.41–5.04) | 0.557 |
| ≥2 | 245 (77.5) | 53 (21.6) | reference | - | 213 (86.9) | reference | - |
| No follow-up | 39 (12.3) | 7 (18.0) | 0.79 (0.33–1.89) | 0.601 | 28 (71.8) | 0.38 (0.17–0.84) | 0.017 |
| Follow-up with another health professional | |||||||
| Yes | 203 (64.2) | 45 (22.2) | 1.11 (0.63–1.96) | 0.707 | 174 (85.7) | 1.06 (0.55–2.03) | 0.855 |
| No | 113 (35.8) | 23 (20.3) | reference | - | 96 (85.0) | reference | - |
| Variables | COVID-19 Vaccination Schedule (n = 68; 21.5%) | OR (95% CI) | p-Value | Influenza Vaccination Schedule (n = 270; 85.4%) | OR (95% CI) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Socioeconomic and cultural variables | ||||||
| Religion | ||||||
| Yes | 265 (86.60) | 6.46 (1.79–23.30) | 0.004 | |||
| No | 5 (50.00) | reference | - | |||
| Behavioral variables | ||||||
| Acess to social media or other communication platforms | ||||||
| Yes | 49 (19.1) | 0.47 (0.24–0.92) | 0.027 | |||
| No | 19 (31.7) | reference | - | |||
| Alcohol consumption | ||||||
| Yes | 23 (28.0) | 2.11 (1.13–3.89) | 0.017 | 64 (78.05) | 0.42 (0.21–0.86) | 0.017 |
| No | 45 (19.3) | 206 (88.03) | reference | - | ||
| Influenza vaccination status | ||||||
| Yes | 66 (24.4) | 7.74 (1.81–33.2) | 0.006 | |||
| No | 2 (4.4) | reference | - | |||
| COVID-19 vaccination status | ||||||
| Yes | 66 (97.1) | 10.2 (2.22–47.06) | 0.003 | |||
| No | 204 (82.3) | reference | - | |||
| Clinical variables | ||||||
| Duration of diabetes diagnosis, years | ||||||
| ≤5 | 59 (79.73) | reference | - | |||
| 6–10 | 94 (82.46) | 1.51 (0.65–3.52) | 0.332 | |||
| >10 | 117 (91.41) | 3.47 (1.32–9.20) | 0.012 | |||
| Insulin use | ||||||
| Yes | 13 (12.8) | 0.42 (0.21–0.84) | 0.014 | 82 (80.39) | 0.35 (0.16–0.76) | 0.008 |
| No | 55 (25.7) | reference | - | 188 (87.85) | reference | - |
| Healthcare service for medical follow-up (general practitioner/endocrinologist) | ||||||
| Public healthcare system | 184 (87.62) | reference | - | |||
| Private healthcare system | 27 (81.82) | 0.53 (0.18–1.58) | 0.261 | |||
| Both | 31 (91.18) | 1.32 (0.35–4.93) | 0.671 | |||
| No follow-up | 28 (71.79) | 0.34 (0.13–0.85) | 0.022 | |||
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Lemos, M.R.F.A.; Camtamos, S.d.A.; Vilano, M.E.P.; Andrade, S.N.; Andrade, M.J.O.d.; Brandão, C.F.C.; Sato, A.P.S.; Guimarães, E.A.d.A.; Oliveira, V.C.d.; Amaral, G.G. Determinants of COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Among People with Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Health Care. Vaccines 2026, 14, 576. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines14070576
Lemos MRFA, Camtamos SdA, Vilano MEP, Andrade SN, Andrade MJOd, Brandão CFC, Sato APS, Guimarães EAdA, Oliveira VCd, Amaral GG. Determinants of COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Among People with Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Health Care. Vaccines. 2026; 14(7):576. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines14070576
Chicago/Turabian StyleLemos, Mariana Rodrigues Fernandes Alves, Stela de Azevedo Camtamos, Maria Eduarda Perpétuo Vilano, Silmara Nunes Andrade, Michael Jackson Oliveira de Andrade, Camila Fernanda Cunha Brandão, Ana Paula Sayuri Sato, Eliete Albano de Azevedo Guimarães, Valéria Conceição de Oliveira, and Gabriela Gonçalves Amaral. 2026. "Determinants of COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Among People with Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Health Care" Vaccines 14, no. 7: 576. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines14070576
APA StyleLemos, M. R. F. A., Camtamos, S. d. A., Vilano, M. E. P., Andrade, S. N., Andrade, M. J. O. d., Brandão, C. F. C., Sato, A. P. S., Guimarães, E. A. d. A., Oliveira, V. C. d., & Amaral, G. G. (2026). Determinants of COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Among People with Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Health Care. Vaccines, 14(7), 576. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines14070576

