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. 2015 Nov 9;61(Suppl 5):S467–S472. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ499

Table 1.

Group A Meningococcal Carriage Before and After PsA-TT Campaigns in Burkina Faso and Chad

Country Prevaccination
Postvaccination
Difference in Prevalence, % (aOR [95% CI]) P Value
Sample, No. Carriage, No. Prevalence, % Sample, No. Carriage, No. Prevalence, %
Burkina Faso 20 326 80 0.39 22 093 0 0 NA .003
Chad 998a 6 0.6 5001b 1 0.02 98 (0.019 [.002–.138])
4278c 32 0.7

Source: [5, 7, 8].

Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; NA, not applicable.

a First survey conducted September–November 2010 (13–15 months before vaccination).

b Third survey, conducted April–June 2012 (4–6 months after vaccination).

c Second survey, conducted August–October 2011 (2–4 months before vaccination).