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. 2019 Jan 24;14(1):e0210648. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210648

Table 4. Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV)1 among children with 1+ eligible doses due stratified by child and caregiver factors: Chad and Malawi, 2015.

Chad Malawi
Total2 MOV (n) % Total2 MOV (n) %
Total 195 225
Sex of child 160 223
 Male 62 33 53 101 66 65
 Female 98 51 52 122 82 67
Age of child 195 225
 <12 months 188 93 49 190 116 61
 ≥12 months 7 6 86 35 33 94
Caregiver educational level 188 221
 At least some secondary 72 33 46 50 33 66
 At least some primary 23 10 43 122 81 66
 None 93 52 56 49 33 67
Travel time to facility 183 221
 <30 minutes 125 63 50 41 24 59
 30–59 minutes 37 18 49 39 26 67
 1 hour or more 21 11 52 141 97 69
Type of facility 195 225
 Public 159 79 50 215 139 65
 Private 22 12 55 1 1 100
 NGO 14 8 57 3 3 100
 Faith-based -- -- -- 6 6 100
Vaccination card at appointment 195 225
 Yes, and I have it with me 164 80 49 211 140 66
 Yes, but I do not have it with me 6 6 100 1 1 100
 No 1 0 0 13 8 62
 No Response 24 13 54 -- -- --

1 Missed opportunity for vaccination (MOV): contact with health services by a child (or adult) who is eligible for vaccination (unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or not up-to-date, and free of contraindications to vaccination), which does not result in the individual receiving all the vaccine doses for which he or she is eligible [9, 10]

2 Children with documented vaccination dates and eligible for one or more vaccine doses