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. 2025 Mar 17;5:24. [Version 1] doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13898.1

Table 1. Indicators used to define vaccine impact vulnerability.

Domain Indicators Definition Source
Biological Stunting Percentage of children under five years who are stunted (greater than 2SD below the median height for age). KDHS, 2022 23 , UDHS, 2016 22
Anemia Percentage of children aged 6 months to 14 years who are moderately-severely anemic (low hemoglobin levels < 8 gldl) Kenya MIS, 2020 49 , UDHS, 2016 22
Malaria Percentage of children aged 6 months to 14 years who tested positive for malaria by rapid diagnostic test Kenya MIS, 2020 49 , MOH, Uganda (2022)
Helminths Maximum point prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminth infections Global Atlas of Helminth Infections 50
Structural Distance to the nearest healthcare facility Percentage of women aged 15–49 years who reported they faced a problem of long distance to the health care facilities KDHS, 2022 23 UDHS, 2016 22
Postnatal care Percentage of live births (newborns) aged 12–23 months who didn’t receive postnatal check within 2 months after birth. KDHS, 2022 23 UDHS, 2016 22
Health Insurance Percentage of households with no specific type of health insurance (National Health insurance fund, Private or community based) KDHS, 2022 23 , UDHS, 2016 22
Place of delivery Percentage of live births who were not delivered at a health facility KDHS, 2022 23 UDHS, 2016 22
Immunisation cards Percentage of children 12–23 months who didn’t have vaccination card. KDHS, 2022 23 , UDHS, 2016 22
Rural population Percentage of households living in rural areas KDHS, 2022 23 , UDHS, 2016 22
Social Household wealth Proportion of children aged 12–23 months born to poorer/poorest households (according to the DHS wealth quintile classification) Kenya MIS, 2020 49 UDHS, 2016 22
Maternal education Percentage of women with low level of education (either primary or no education) Kenya MIS, 2020 49 , UDHS, 2016 22
Access to mass media Percentage of women who had no access to specific media (newspaper, radio, TV) at least once in a week. KDHS, 2022 23 , UDHS, 2016 22
Access to safe and clean water Proportion of households without access to improved water sources Kenya MIS, 2020 49 , UDHS, 2016 22
Housing conditions Percentage of households living in informal dwellings KCHSP, 2020 51 UNPS, 2018 52
Poor sanitation facilities Percentage of households with unimproved sanitation facilities Kenya MIS, 2020 49 , UDHS, 2016 22
Transport means Percentage of households with only non-motorised means of transport to the nearest health facility.

Non-motorised includes animal-drawn cart, bicycle, boat without a motor and walking.
Kenya MIS, 2020 49 , UDHS, 2016 2