Research Article
Missed Opportunities for Vaccination in the Dominican Republic: Results of an Operational Investigation
Table 3
Missed opportunities for vaccination by age and vaccine type: Dominican Republic, October 2012
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| Characteristic | Total opportunities | Missed opportunities for vaccination | | | % |
| By age | <2 months | 86 | 22 | 25.6 | 2-3 months | 121 | 25 | 20.7 | 4-5 months | 107 | 36 | 33.6 | 6–11 months | 144 | 61 | 42.4 | Subtotal <1 year | 458 | 144 | 31.4 | 1-2 years | 232 | 136 | 58.6 | 2-3 years | 48 | 37 | 77.1 | 3-4 years | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 4–<5 years | 83 | 33 | 39.8 |
| Subtotal 1–4 years | 378 | 214 | 56.6 |
| Total | 836 | 358 | 42.8 |
| By vaccine | BCG | 44 | 5 | 11.4 | Hep-B RN | 42 | 17 | 40.5 | OPV | 230 | 88 | 38.3 | Pentavalent | 275 | 145 | 52.7 | MMR | 95 | 47 | 49.5 | DPT booster | 69 | 21 | 30.4 | OPV booster | 81 | 35 | 43.2 |
| Total | 836 | 358 | 42.8 |
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Pentavalent: it includes its equivalent (DPT + Comvax).
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