Table 1 Nasopharyngeal carriage rate of S. pneumoniae at the age of 6 weeks before the first dose of the vaccine and 9 months and 2 years after completion of PCV10 vaccination: distribution by site of recruitment
Health Centers | At the age of 6 weeks | At the age of 9 months | At the age of 2 years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample | Positive | Percent (95% CI) | Total sample | Positive | Percent (95% CI) | Total sample | Positive | Percent (95% CI) | |
Addis Ketema | 117 | 39 | 33.3 (24.9–42.6) | 47 | 34 | 65.2 (57.4–84.4) | 39 | 22 | 56.4 (39.6–72.2) |
Arada | 59 | 16 | 27.1 (16.4–40.3) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Beletshachew | 102 | 21 | 20.6 (13.2–29.7) | 20 | 10 | 50.0 (27.2–72.8) | 32 | 20 | 62.5 (43.2–78.9) |
Bole-17 | 110 | 31 | 28.2 (20.0–37.6) | 45 | 23 | 51.1 (34.7–65.4) | 38 | 22 | 57.9 (40.1–73.7) |
Dil Fire | 141 | 38 | 27.0 (19.8–35.1) | 44 | 22 | 50.0 (34.6–65.4) | 34 | 12 | 35.3 (19.7–53.5) |
Kirkos | 140 | 28 | 20.0 (13.7–27.6) | 27 | 13 | 48.1 (28.7–68.0) | 47 | 17 | 36.2 (22.8–51.5) |
Kolfe | 120 | 37 | 30.8 (22.7–39.9) | 23 | 15 | 65.2 (42.7–83.6) | 11 | 4 | 36.4 (10.9–69.2) |
Total | 789 | 210 | 26.6 (23.6–29.8) | 206 | 117 | 56.8 (49.7–63.6) | 201 | 97 | 48.3 (40.2–54.4) |