Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants in 2015, 4 years after switching to PCV13
Variable | Number of children (percentage [95%CI]) |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Age groups | |
< 24 months | 139 (16% [13–19%]) |
24–35 months | 168 (19% [16–22%]) |
36–47 months | 195 (22% [19–24%]) |
48–59 months | 208 (23% [20–27%]) |
> = 60 months | 186 (21% [18–23%]) |
Number of boys | 464 (52% [49–55%]) |
Factors previously associated with carriage | |
Cohabitating with siblings < 6 years old | 436 (49% [45–53%]) |
Being breastfed < 2 months | 48 (6% [4–8%]) |
Passive smoking | 39 (4% [3–6%]) |
Vaccine history | 881 (99% [98–100%]) |
Vaccinated by type | |
PCV7 only | 58 (7% [5–9%]) |
PCV7 + PCV13 | 173 (20% [17–23%]) |
PCV13 only | 650 (73% [70–77%]) |
Having had respiratory tract infection during the past 3 months | 75 (8% [6–11%]) |
Having used antimicrobials during the past 3 months | 69 (8% [6–9%]) |
Number of children per day-care centre (DCC), by category | |
10–29 children (9 DCCs) | 122 (14% [67–26%]) |
30–49 children (11 DCCs) | 253 (28% [15–46%]) |
50–69 children (11 DCCs) | 277 (31% [17–49%]) |
70–89 children (8 DCCs) | 214 (24% [11–43%]) |
90+ children (1 DCC) | 30 (3% [0.4–22%]) |