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Table 6 Pertussis immunization in close contact persons of newborns – 2012 and 2013 study cohorts

From: Protecting newborns from pertussis – the challenge of complete cocooning

Contact person

Birth year 2012

Birth year 2013

Total

N

N up to date (%)

N total

N up to date (%)

N total

N up to date (%)

Siblings

212

171 (81)

259

201 (78)

471

372 (79)

Grandmothers

324

12 (4)

358

38 (11)

682

50 (7)

Grandfathers

224

9 (4)

270

29 (11)

494

38 (8)

Nanny/daycare

48

0 (0)

30

1 (3)

78

1 (1)

Aunt

25

5 (20)

36

3 (8)

61

8 (13)

Uncle

16

3 (19)

24

4 (17)

40

7 (18)

Other a

26

0 (0)

40

1 (3)b

66

1 (2)

  1. aGodmother (N = 17), Godfather (N = 7), Great-grandmother (N = 4), Great-grandfather (N = 1), Great-aunt (N = 2), Friend of family (N = 5), Cousin (N = 7), Niece (N = 1), Other children at daycare (N = 3), Mother’s cousin (N = 1), not specified (N = 18).
  2. bGodfather.