Research Article

Assessment of Pertussis Vaccine Protective Effectiveness in Children in the Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 3

Distribution of pertussis positives among vaccinated and un-vaccinated control groups in different hospitals and socio-demographic variables, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2019.

CharacteristicsVaccinatedUn-vaccinatedTotal Infected N (%) value
TotalInfected, N (%)TotalInfected, N (%)

GenderMale5615 (42.9)11740 (47.6)55 (46.2)0.86
Female5620 (57.1)10644 (52.4)64 (53.8)

Age (years)6316 (17.1)4916 (19.0)22 (18.5)0.74
7277 (20.0)5519 (22.6)26 (21.8)
82610 (28.6)6324 (28.6)34 (28.6)
92812 (34.3)5625 (29.8)37 (31.1)

ResidenceRural6024 (68.6)12946 (54.8)70 (58.8)0.79
Urban5211 (31.4)9438 (45.2)49 (41.2)

Family size<4235 (14.3)5222 (26.2)27 (22.7)0.68
5369 (25.7)6826 (31.0)35 (29.4)
>65321 (60.0)10336 (42.9)57 (47.9)

HospitalUoG194 (11.4)3824 (28.6)28 (23.5)0.92
FH192 (5.7)383 (3.6)5 (4.2)
Masha1813 (37.1)3614 (16.7)27 (22.7)
Debark194 (11.4)386 (7.1)10 (8.4)
Janamora181 (2.9)3515 (17.9)16 (13.4)
Ebnat1911 (31.4)3822 (26.2)33 (27.7)