TABLE 2. Characteristics of regional studies developed by PAHO and association between educational level of caregivers and missed opportunities for vaccination.
|
Country |
Target population |
Number of caregivers interviewed |
Sex (% girls) |
Attending healthcare center for vaccination |
MOVs (95% CI) |
% caregivers with education higher than high school |
% caregivers that at least completed high school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Colombia |
<2 years |
738 |
52% |
43% |
~30% |
~70% |
|
|
Honduras |
<5 years |
696 |
51% |
54% |
6% |
32% |
|
|
Panama |
<5 years |
1 139 |
51% |
23% |
25% |
53% |
|
|
Ecuador |
<5 years |
368 |
NR |
50% |
43% |
72% |
|
|
Peru |
<3 years |
2 495 |
50% |
26% |
26% |
67% |
Source: Prepared by the authors based on the results from this review.
Notes: MOV, missed opportunity for vaccination; NR, not reported.