Research Article
Assessment of Pertussis Vaccine Protective Effectiveness in Children in the Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Table 1
Socio-demographic characteristics of vaccinated and un-vaccinated controls, matched by age, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2019.
| | Characteristics | Category | Vaccinated, n (%) | Un-vaccinated, controls n (%) | value | | 112 (100) | 223 (100) |
| | Gender | Male | 56 (50.0) | 117 (52.5) | 0.89 | | Female | 56 (50.0) | 106 (47.5) |
| | Age (years) | 6 | 31 (30.4) | 49 (22.0) | 0.67 | | 7 | 27 (25.9) | 55 (24.7) | | 8 | 26 (18.8) | 63 (28.3) | | 9 | 28 (25.0) | 56 (25.1) |
| | Residence | Rural | 60 (53.6) | 129 (57.8) | 0.64 | | Urban | 52 (46.4) | 94 (42.2) |
| | Religion | Orthodox | 83 (74.1) | 179 (80.3) | 0.83 | | Muslim | 26 (23.2) | 39 (17.5) | | Protestant | 3 (2.7) | 5 (2.2) |
| | Educational status of participants | Illiterate | 30 (26.8) | 55 (24.7) | 0.85 | | Grade 1–4 | 82 (73.2) | 168 (75.3) |
| | Mother educational status | Illiterate | 51 (45.5) | 110 (49.3) | 0.66 | | Read and write | 8 (7.1) | 18 (8.1) | | Grade 1–8 | 28 (25.0) | 52 (23.3) | | Grade 9–12 | 15 (13.4) | 24 (10.8) | | Grade 12+ | 10 (8.9) | 19 (8.5) |
| | Father educational status | Illiterate | 42 (37.5) | 76 (34.1) | 0.71 | | Read and write | 8 (7.1) | 12 (5.4) | | Grade 1–8 | 16 (14.3) | 58 (26.0) | | Grade 9–12 | 19 (17.0) | 37 (16.6) | | Grade 12+ | 27 (24.1) | 40 (17.9) |
| | Family size | <4 people | 23 (20.5) | 52 (23.3) | 0.69 | | 5 people | 36 (32.1) | 68 (30.5) | | >6 people | 53 (47.3) | 103 (46.2) |
| | Family occupation | Governmental | 24 (21.4) | 29 (13.0) | 0.99 | | Non-governmental | 4 (3.6) | 8 (3.6) | | Merchant | 28 (25.0) | 63 (28.3) | | Farmer | 51 (45.5) | 116 (52.0) | | Student | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.3) | | Unemployed | 2 (1.8) | 2 (0.9) | | Others | 3 (2.7) | 2 (0.9) |
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