Table 6. Local and systemic reactions following the pre-school PCV-13 booster at 40 months of age.
PCV-13 (N = 55) | PCV-7 (N = 49; 48 for T°) | Both groups (N = 104; 103 for T°) | ||||||
Reaction | Level | N | Proportion | N | Proportion | P value ** | N | Proportion |
Redness | Any | 26 | 47% | 20 | 41% | 0.5566 | 46 | 44% |
Severe ≥5 cm | 3 | 6% | 1 | 2% | 4 | 4% | ||
Swelling | Any | 8 | 15% | 14 | 29% | 0.0959 | 22 | 21% |
Severe ≥5 cm | 1 | 2% | 1 | 2% | 2 | 2% | ||
Hardness | Any | 10 | 18% | 16 | 33% | 0.1136 | 26 | 25% |
Severe ≥5 cm | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||
Tenderness | Any | 32 | 58% | 28 | 57% | 1.0000 | 60 | 58% |
Discomfort during routine activities | 9 | 16% | 6 | 12% | 15 | 14% | ||
Interfering with limb movement | 2 | 4% | 2 | 4% | 4 | 4% | ||
Poor appetite | Appetite as usual | 45 | 82% | 40 | 82% | 0.2322 | 19 | 18% |
Eating less/no effect on normal activity | 6 | 11% | 9 | 18% | 15 | 14% | ||
Interfering with normal activity | 3 | 6% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 3% | ||
Not eating at all | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | ||
Irritability | Behavior as usual | 27 | 49% | 34 | 70% | 0.1925 | 43 | 41% |
More irritable/no effect on normal activity | 18 | 33% | 11 | 22% | 29 | 28% | ||
Interfering with normal activity | 6 | 11% | 2 | 4% | 8 | 8% | ||
Preventing normal activity | 4 | 7% | 2 | 4% | 6 | 6% | ||
Axillary Temperature | <38.0°C | 55 | 100% | 45 | 94% | 0.0978 | 100 | 97% |
38.0–38.4°C | 0 | 0% | 2 | 4% | 2 | 2% | ||
38.5–38.9°C | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2% | 1 | 1% |
**Fisher’s Exact Test.