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. 2013 Dec 23;209(11):1693–1699. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jit831

Table 1.

Demographics of Study Subjects

Enrolled Children Household Contacts
N 72 144
Mean age at enrollment (range) in years 1.4 (0.3–2.5) 22.5 (0.2–84.5)
Age distribution at Enrollment:
 <6 y old 72 (100%) 13 (9%)
 6–10 y old 0 (0%) 33 (23%)
 11–20 y old 0 (0%) 22 (15%)
 21–30 y old 0 (0%) 42 (29%)
 31–40 y old 0 (0%) 21 (15%)
 >40 y old 0 (0%) 13 (9%)
Gender: % female 37 (51%) 99 (69%)
Received OPV in May 2010 NIW 35 (49%) 4 (3%)
Received OPV in February 2011 NIWa 47 (68%) 6 (4%)
Received OPV in May 2011 NIWa 46 (67%) 7 (5%)
Received all recommended IPV doses for age at enrollment 53 (74%) NA
Mean prior IPV doses at enrollment 2.9 NA
International travel in the last 8 mo 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Known Immunosuppression 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Rural (vs urban) residence 36 (50%) 72 (50%)
Residence with dirt floor 8 (11%) 16 (11%)
Residence without indoor plumbing 34 (47%) 68 (47%)
Mean no. of children in household 2.3 2.3
Mean no. of children in household <6 y old 1.8 1.8

Abbreviations: IPV, inactivated polio vaccine; NA, not applicable; NIW, National Immunization Weeks; OPV, oral polio vaccine.

a For the February and May 2011 NIWs, n = 69 for the enrolled children, and n = 138 for the household contacts.