Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample
| Enrolled children | n/N | Weighted Percentage or mean ± SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child age (in months) | 16.68 4.41 [720] | ||
| Child sex | Female | 363/720 | 50.85% |
| Male | 357/720 | 49.15% | |
| Time the child has been residing in the household (in months) | 15.26 5.34 [720] | ||
|
Has the child ever attended EPI services? |
Yes | 711/720 | 98.47% |
| No | 9/720 | 1.53% | |
|
Has the child ever received IPTi-SP?a,b |
Yes | 638/707 | 88.96% |
| No | 69/707 | 11.04% | |
|
Vaccination coverageb,c (EPI schedule in Sierra Leone) |
Fully vaccinated | 392/717 | 53.42% |
| Partially vaccinated | 314/717 | 44.69% | |
| Not vaccinated | 11/717 | 1.88% | |
|
Vaccination coverageb,d (WHO) |
Fully vaccinated | 474/717 | 64.03% |
| Partially vaccinated | 232/717 | 34.09% | |
| Not vaccinated | 11/717 | 1.88% | |
| Is the child taking cotrimoxazole?b | Yes | 54/709 | 7.28% |
| No | 655/709 | 92.72% | |
|
Is the child taking antiretroviral therapy?b |
Yes | 18/707 | 2.48% |
| No | 689/707 | 97.52% | |
| Did the child sleep inside a mosquito net the night before the interview? | Yes | 558/720 | 77.31% |
| No | 162/720 | 22.69% | |
| Participants’ caretakers | n/N |
Weighted Percentage or mean ± SD or median + IQR |
|
| Caretaker’s age (in years)b | 29.00(23.00–37.00) [710] | ||
| Caretaker’s sexb | Female | 624/717 | 87.78% |
| Male | 93/717 | 12.22% | |
| Caretaker’s relationship with the childb | Mother | 556/717 | 78.11% |
| Father | 70/717 | 9.14% | |
| Other | 91/717 | 12.75% | |
| Caretaker’s main type of incomeb | No salary | 79/717 | 11.21% |
| Self-employment | 611/717 | 85.17% | |
| Paid employment | 27/717 | 3.63% | |
| Caretakers with formal employmentb |
Formal employment No formal employment |
27/717 690/717 |
3.63% 96.37% |
| Caretaker’s highest level of educationb | Never attended school | 395/718 | 54.69% |
| Primary | 78/718 | 10.75% | |
| Secondary or higher | 245/718 | 34.56% | |
| Is the caretaker able to read and write? | Illiterate | 519/720 | 71.91% |
| Partially literate | 105/720 | 14.16% | |
| Fully literate | 96/720 | 13.93% | |
| Caretaker’s marital statusb | Single (never married) | 82/715 | 11.52% |
| Married or in union | 578/715 | 81.02% | |
| Separated or divorced | 24/715 | 3.17% | |
| Widow/er | 31/715 | 4.29% | |
| Caretaker’s religionf | Christian | 210/720 | 27.62% |
| Muslim | 508/720 | 72.10% | |
| None | 2/720 | 0.28% | |
| Household head | n/N | Weighted Percentage | |
| Sex of the household headb | Female | 392/719 | 55.00% |
| Male | 327/719 | 45.00% | |
| Household head’s relationship with the child | Mother | 234/720 | 32.78% |
| Father | 269/720 | 36.55% | |
| Other | 217/720 | 30.67% | |
| Household head’s main type of incomeb | No salary | 51/719 | 7.30% |
| Self-employment | 614/719 | 85.36% | |
| Paid employment | 54/719 | 7.34% | |
aSource of information: 74.69% child’s vaccination card or related document; 25.31% reported by caretaker
bMissing values: Variable has missing values
cFully vaccinated child: defined as a child who received all vaccines scheduled from birth to 9 months in Sierra Leone’s national EPI schedule. Partially vaccinated child: defined as a child who received at least one, and not all, vaccines scheduled from birth to 9 months in Sierra Leone’s national EPI schedule. Child not vaccinated: defined as a child who has received no vaccine at the time of interview
dFully vaccinated child: defined by the WHO as a child who received 1 dose of Bacillus de Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine for tuberculosis, 3 doses of oral polio vaccine (OPV), 3 doses of pentavalent vaccines (Penta), and 1 dose of Measles-containing vaccine (MCV) before reaching one year old. Partially vaccinated child: defined as a child who received at least one of the following vaccines but not all before reaching one year old: 1 dose of BCG, 3 doses of OPV, 3 doses of Penta, and 1 dose of MCV. Child not vaccinated: defined as a child who has received no vaccine at the time of interview
eFormal employment: defined as full time or seasonal paid employment with formal salary. No formal employment: defined as no formal salary, includes self-employment and in-kind as type of incomes
fTraditional African religion 0.00%, Other religions 0.00%