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

Table 3. Effect of the framing of information (treatment group analysis).

Outcome Control Positive Negative Difference (95% CI) Relative risk (95% CI)
Pos versus C Neg versus C Neg versus Pos Pos versus C Neg versus C Neg versus Pos
Primary outcome
DPT3 vaccination 66/235 (28%) 94/232 (41%) 107/239 (45%) 0.124 (0.04 to 0.21) 0.167 (0.08 to 0.25) 0.043 (−0.05 to 0.13) 1.44 (1.12 to 1.87) 1.59 (1.24 to 2.04) 1.11 (0.90 to 1.36)
    From vaccination card 49/102 (48%) 61/97 (63%) 70/104 (67%) 0.148 (0.01 to 0.29) 0.193 (0.06 to 0.33) 0.044 (−0.09 to 0.18) 1.31 (1.02 to 1.69) 1.40 (1.10 to 1.79) 1.07 (0.87 to 1.31)
    Self-reported 17/133 (13%) 33/135 (24%) 37/135 (27%) 0.117 (0.03 to 0.21) 0.146 (0.05 to 0.24) 0.030 (−0.08 to 0.13) 1.91 (1.12 to 3.26) 2.14 (1.27 to 3.61) 1.12 (0.75 to 1.68)
Secondary outcomes
Full vaccination 47/235 (20%) 75/232 (32%) 87/239 (36%) 0.123 (0.04 to 0.20) 0.164 (0.08 to 0.24) 0.041 (−0.05 to 0.13) 1.62 (1.18 to 2.22) 1.82 (1.34 to 2.47) 1.13 (0.88 to 1.45)
BCG vaccination 221/235 (94%) 213/232 (92%) 222/239 (93%) −0.022 (−0.07 to 0.02) −0.012 (−0.06 to 0.03) 0.011 (−0.04 to 0.06) 0.98 (0.93 to 1.03) 0.99 (0.94 to 1.04) 1.01 (0.96 to 1.07)
Measles vaccination 98/235 (42%) 147/232 (63%) 153/239 (64%) 0.217 (0.13 to 0.31) 0.223 (0.14 to 0.31) 0.007 (−0.08 to 0.09) 1.52 (1.27 to 1.82) 1.54 (1.28 to 1.84) 1.01 (0.88 to 1.16)
Knowledge of tetanus causes 116/235 (49%) 194/232 (84%) 209/239 (87%) 0.343 (0.26 to 0.42) 0.381 (0.30 to 0.46) 0.038 (−0.03 to 0.10) 1.69 (1.47 to 1.95) 1.77 (1.54 to 2.03) 1.05 (0.97 to 1.13)
Knowledge of tetanus symptoms 37/235 (16%) 124/232 (53%) 132/239 (55%) 0.377 (0.30 to 0.46) 0.395 (0.32 to 0.47) 0.018 (−0.07 to 0.11) 3.40 (2.47 to 4.67) 3.51 (2.56 to 4.82) 1.03 (0.88 to 1.22)
Knowledge of tetanus prevention 124/235 (53%) 169/232 (73%) 198/239 (83%) 0.201 (0.12 to 0.29) 0.301 (0.22 to 0.38) 0.100 (0.03 to 0.18) 1.38 (1.20 to 1.60) 1.57 (1.37 to 1.80) 1.14 (1.03 to 1.25)
Perception of tetanus vaccination efficacy 7.75 (0.14) 7.78 (0.14) 8.05 (0.14) 0.031 (−0.36 to 0.42) 0.305 (−0.08 to 0.69) 0.274 (−0.12 to 0.66)

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

BCG, Bacillus Calmette–Guérin; C, control; DPT3, 3 doses of diphtheria–pertussis–tetanus vaccine; Neg, negative framing; Pos, positive framing.