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. 2015 Nov 9;61(Suppl 5):S570–S577. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ512

Table 2.

Average Annual Cases of Neonatal Tetanus and TT2 Coverage in Meningitis Belt Countries That Have Introduced or Have Yet to Introduce PsA-TT

Campaign Area Average Annual Cases of NT, No.
TT2 Coverage, %
2009–2011 2012–2013 % Change 2009–2011 2012–2013 % Change
No PsA-TT campaignsa 121.9 139.5 +14.4% 85.6 79.2 −7.4%
Before campaign After campaign % change Before campaign After campaign % change
Campaigns in part of countryb 64 68 +6.5% 86.6 85.8 −0.9%
Campaigns covering all countryc 260.2 194.5 −25.4% 82.2 81.0 −2.5%

Abbreviations: NT, neonatal tetanus; PsA-TT, group A meningococcal conjugate vaccine; TT2, second dose of tetanus toxoid.

a Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Central African Republic.

b Cameroon, Togo, Benin, Ghana.

c Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Gambia, Chad, Senegal.