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. 2018 Sep 27;96(12):817–825. doi: 10.2471/BLT.17.206417

Table 4. Vaccinees opinions of novel strategies for administering the second oral cholera vaccine dose, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, 2016.

Vaccinees opinion of strategy No. of survey respondentsa (%) by administration strategy for second vaccine dose
Self-administration after a family member collected the vial from a vaccination site (islands) Self-administration 2 weeks after receiving the vial during distribution of the first dose (zimboweras)
It was practical and convenient 51 (94.4) 124 (70.5)
It was complicated 0 (0.0) 11 (6.2)
Did not like it 2 (3.7) 6 (3.4)
No response 1 (1.9) 35 (19.9)
Total 54 (100) 176 (100)

a Survey respondents lived in hard-to-reach areas, either on islands in Lake Chilwa or on zimboweras, which are temporary floating homes built for the fishing season.