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.