TABLE 1.
Vaccination coverage with inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) and oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) during a December campaign and with OPV only during a November campaign,* by refugee camp and surrounding communities† — Kenya, 2013
Study area | Target population size | Percentage who received both IPV and OPV in December campaign | Percentage who received OPV only in November campaign | ||||
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No. surveyed | (%) | (95% CI) | No. surveyed | (%) | (95% CI) | ||
Dagahaley camp | 23,815 | 299 | (83.3) | (73.5–89.9) | 301 | (95.7) | (91.4–97.9) |
Ifo 1 camp | 22,350 | 270 | (94.1) | (89.6–96.7) | 238 | (92.9) | (85.2–96.7) |
Ifo 2 camp | 21,560 | 331 | (98.2) | (95.6–99.3) | 331 | (99.4) | (97.8–99.8) |
Hagadera camp | 24,660 | 340 | (95.3) | (90.5–97.7) | 338 | (99.4) | (96.5–99.9) |
Kambioos camp | 5,980 | 328 | (96.3) | (90.3–98.7) | 326 | (100.0) | — |
Total camps | 98,365 | 1,568 | (92.8) | (90.2–94.8) | 1,534 | (97.2) | (95.4–98.3) |
Surrounding communities | 21,831 | 593 | (95.8) | (93.5–97.3) | 590 | (97.3) | (95.0–98.5) |
Overall | 120,196 | 2,161 | 93.3 | (91.2–95.0) | 2,124 | (97.2) | (95.4–98.3) |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
Infants aged <6 weeks received OPV only. Children aged 6 weeks–59 months received OPV followed by IPV. Receipt of vaccination was documented by caregiver.
Residents of communities in the following divisions: Dadaab, Dertu, Jarajila, and Sabuli; Liboi Division was excluded from the survey for security reasons.