Skip to main content
. 2011 Oct 25;8(10):e1001110. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001110

Table 2. Details of DHS data, contrasting numbers, and percent reported vaccinated by age as ascertained by vaccination cards, as reported by mothers, and from either source.

Country Year Number Surveyed Vaccination Report Source Age
9–23 mo 24–35 mo 36–47 mo 48–60 mo
Ghana 2008 2,304 Card 529 (72%) 388 (76%) 307 (61%) 326 (58%)
Mother 70 (10%) 89 (18%) 136 (27%) 185 (33%)
Either 599 (82%) 477 (94%) 443 (88%) 511 (91%)
Total surveyed 734 508 501 561
Madagascar 2008–2009 9,747 Card 1,147 (42%) 984 (41%) 845 (38%) 811 (33%)
Mother 539 (20%) 815 (34%) 846 (38%) 1,037 (43%)
Either 1,686 (62%) 1,799 (76%) 1,691 (75%) 1,848 (77%)
Total surveyed 2,724 2,374 2,250 2,399
Sierra Leone 2008 3,966 Card 454 (35%) 322 (36%) 229 (25%) 211 (25%)
Mother 272 (21%) 286 (32%) 393 (42%) 366 (43%)
Either 726 (56%) 608 (68%) 622 (67%) 577 (68%)
Total surveyed 1,302 895 925 844

In some cases a card was present, but the date of vaccination was not recorded.