Table 2.
School-class-based HPV coverage for the first three years of the project
| Year 1 (2013–2014) | Year 2 (2014–2015) | Year 3 (2015–2016) | Overall; the first 2 or 3 years of the project | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dose | 2 Doses | 3 Doses | 1 Dose | 2 Doses | 1 Dose | 2 Doses | 1 Dose | Fully vaccinated | |
| Zomba: | |||||||||
| Target | 1930 | 1930 | 1930 | 1720 | 1720 | 16,531 | 16,531 | 20,181 | 20,181 |
| No. vaccinated | 1760 | 1675 | 1635 | 1575 | 1506 | 14,911 | 13,532 | 18,246 | 16,673 |
| Coverage | 91.2% | 86.8% | 84.7% | 91.6% | 87.6% | 90.2% | 83.3% | 90.4% | 82.7% |
| Dropout rate | ref | 4.4% | 6.5% | ref | 4.0% | ref | 6.9% | ref | 7.7% |
| Rumphi: | |||||||||
| Target | 4294 | 4294 | 4294 | 3296 | 3296 | 3303 | 3303 | 7590 | 7590a |
| No. vaccinated | 4130 | 4002 | 3874 | 3169 | 3055 | 3167 | - | 7299 | 6929 |
| Coverage | 96.2% | 93.2% | 90.2% | 96.2% | 92.7% | 95.9% | - | 96.2% | 91.3% |
| Dropout rate | ref | 3.0% | 6.0% | ref | 3.5% | ref | - | ref | 4.9% |
| Both districts: | |||||||||
| Target | 6224 | 6224 | 6224 | 5016 | 5016 | 19,834 | 19,834 | 11,240 | 11,240a |
| No. vaccinated | 5890 | 5677 | 5509 | 4744 | 4561 | 18,078 | - | 10,634 | 10,070 |
| Coverage | 94.6% | 91.2% | 88.5% | 94.6% | 90.9% | 91.2% | - | 94.6% | 89.6% |
| Dropout rate | ref | 3.4% | 6.1% | ref | 3.7% | ref | ref | 5.0% | |
Ref reference, aIn Rumphi results for fully vaccinated were for the first two years
In year one, fully vaccinated was defined receiving all the three (3) doses given at 0, 2 and 6 months. In year 2 and 3, fully vaccinated was defined receiving two doses given at 0 and 6 months