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. 2014 Jun 3;9(6):e98128. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098128

Table 3. Characteristics associated with unvaccinated and vaccinated children with PCV10.

Variables Unvaccinated Vaccinated p value
yes (%) no (%)
Pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization
Yes 113 (51.4) 415 (38.9) 0.001
No 107 (48.6) 652 (61.1)
Age-group at enrollment
7–11 months 114 (51.8) 593 (55.6) 0.308
15–18 months 106 (48.2) 474 (44.4)
Gender
Male 109 (49.5) 569 (53.5) 0.306
Female 111 (50.5) 498 (46.7)
No. of children<10 years old in household
≥3 56 (25.6) 116 (10.9) <0.001
≤2 163 (74.4) 951 (89.1)
Mother’s schooling
≤8 years 96 (43.8) 286 (26.9) <0.001
>8 years 123 (56.2) 777 (73.1)
Day-care attendance
No 210 (95.5) 1006 (94.4) 0.519
Yes 10 (4.5) 60 (5.6)
Total 220 (17.1) 1067 (82.9)

Defined as children who did not receive any dose at all (n = 96) or 1 dose before 12 months of age (n = 124).

Defined as children who received 2 (n = 365) or 3 (n = 397) doses before 12 months of age or 1 cacth up dose >12 months of age (n = 291).