Table.
Participant characteristics and prevalence of meningococcal carriage
| Participants | Carriage prevalence (95% CI)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 13 758 (100%) | 7·60% (5·67–9·52) | |
| District | |||
| Kaya | 6833 (49·7%) | 9·14% (6·01–12·27) | |
| Ouahigouya | 6925 (50·3%) | 5·44% (4·18–6·69) | |
| Round | |||
| 1 | 3415 (24·8%) | 4·67% (2·71–6·64) | |
| 2 | 3467 (25·2%) | 4·69% (3·39–5·99) | |
| 3 | 3467 (25·2%) | 11·17% (6·75–15·59) | |
| 4 | 3409 (24·8%) | 9·72% (4·77–14·66) | |
| Season | |||
| Dry | 6882 (50·0%) | 8·03% (6·27–9·79) | |
| Rainy | 6876 (50·0%) | 7·20% (4·78–9·62) | |
| Age group | .. | ||
| 9–11 months | 189 (1·4%) | 3·39% (0·00–8·30) | |
| 1–4 years | 3536 (25·7%) | 4·53% (2·61–6·45) | |
| 5–9 years | 4439 (32·3%) | 8·33% (5·86–10·80) | |
| 10–14 years | 2824 (20·5%) | 10·43% (8·08–12·79) | |
| 15–19 years | 1122 (8·2%) | 9·56% (6·07–13·06) | |
| 20–24 years | 619 (4·5%) | 6·08% (3·86–8·30) | |
| 25–29 years | 539 (3·9%) | 8·08% (5·19–10·98) | |
| 30–36 years | 490 (3·6%) | 4·86% (1·53–8·19) | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 7267 (52·8%) | 7·40% (5·11–9·69) | |
| Male | 6491 (47·2%) | 7·82% (6·21–9·43) | |
| Serogroup | |||
| C | 13 758 (100%) | 0·10% (0·01–0·18) | |
| E | 13 758 (100%) | 0·03% (0·00–0·80) | |
| W | 13 758 (100%) | 0·48% (0·01–0·95) | |
| Non-groupable | 13 758 (100%) | 6·98% (4·86–9·11) | |
*
Estimates account for complex survey design.