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. 2018 Mar 6;15(3):e1002519. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002519

Table 2. Effect of information on vaccination uptake and other outcomes (pooled analysis).

Outcome Control Treatment Treatment versus control
Difference (95% CI) Relative risk (95% CI)
Primary outcome
DPT3 vaccination 66/235 (28%) 201/471 (43%) 0.146 (0.07 to 0.22) 1.52 (1.21 to 1.91)
    From vaccination card 49/102 (48%) 131/201 (65%) 0.171 (0.05 to 0.29) 1.36 (1.08 to 1.70)
    Self-reported 17/133 (13%) 70/270 (26%) 0.131 (0.05 to 0.21) 2.03 (1.25 to 3.30)
Secondary outcomes
Full vaccination 47/235 (20%) 162/471 (34%) 0.144 (0.08 to 0.21) 1.72 (1.29 to 2.29)
BCG vaccination 221/235 (94%) 435/471 (92%) −0.017 (−0.06 to 0.02) 0.98 (0.94 to 1.02)
Measles vaccination 98/235 (42%) 300/471 (64%) 0.220 (0.14 to 0.27) 1.53 (1.29 to 1.80)
Knowledge of tetanus causes 116/235 (49%) 403/471 (86%) 0.362 (0.29 to 0.43) 1.73 (1.52 to 1.98)
Knowledge of tetanus symptoms 37/235 (16%) 256/471 (54%) 0.386 (0.32 to 0.45) 3.45 (2.54 to 4.69)
Knowledge of tetanus prevention 124/235 (53%) 367/471 (78%) 0.252 (0.18 to 0.33) 1.48 (1.30 to 1.68)
Perception of tetanus vaccination efficacy 7.75 (0.14) 7.92 (0.10) 0.170 (−0.17 to 0.51)

Values for the descriptive statistics are n/N (%) for binary outcomes and mean (standard deviation) for continuous outcomes.

BCG, Bacillus Calmette–Guérin; DPT3, 3 doses of diphtheria–pertussis–tetanus vaccine.