Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants enrolled in Pakistan and Bangladesh sitesa.
| Characteristics | Participants in Pakistan (n=3197) | Participants in Bangladesh (n=1416) | Total (N=4613) | ||||||
| Female, n (%) | 1477 (46.2) | 701 (49.5) | 2178 (47.2) | ||||||
| Enrollment age (months), n (%) | |||||||||
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≤6 | 2423 (75.8) | 925 (65.3) | 3348 (72.6) | |||||
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6 to ≤12 | 462 (14.5) | 235 (16.6) | 697 (15.1) | |||||
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12 to ≤18 | 284 (8.9) | 242 (17.1) | 526 (11.4) | |||||
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18 to ≤24 | 28 (0.9) | 14 (1) | 42 (0.9) | |||||
| Father’s age (years), mean (SD) | 32.7 (6.6) | 33.3 (5.6) | 32.9 (6.3) | ||||||
| Father’s education (years), n (%) | |||||||||
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0 | 571 (17.9) | 19 (1.3) | 590 (12.8) | |||||
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1-5 | 180 (5.6) | 169 (11.9) | 349 (7.6) | |||||
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6-10 | 1018 (31.8) | 289 (20.4) | 1307 (28.3) | |||||
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11-12 | 486 (15.2) | 249 (17.6) | 735 (15.9) | |||||
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>13 | 942 (29.5) | 690 (48.7) | 1632 (35.4) | |||||
| Father’s occupation, n (%) | |||||||||
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Government employee | 1048 (32.8) | 162 (11.4) | 1210 (26.2) | |||||
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Self-employed | 821 (25.7) | 518 (36.6) | 1339 (29) | |||||
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Daily wage earner | 678 (21.2) | 40 (2.8) | 718 (15.6) | |||||
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Private employee | 337 (10.5) | 689 (48.7) | 1026 (22.2) | |||||
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Others | 313 (9.8) | 7 (0.5) | 320 (6.9) | |||||
| Mother’s age (years), mean (SD) | 26.3 (5.0) | 26.4 (4.8) | 26.3 (4.9) | ||||||
| Mother’s education (years), n (%) | |||||||||
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0 | 820 (25.6) | 5 (0.4) | 825 (17.9) | |||||
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1-5 | 177 (5.5) | 176 (12.4) | 353 (7.7) | |||||
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6-10 | 1024 (32) | 373 (26.3) | 1397 (30.3) | |||||
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11-12 | 473 (14.8) | 395 (27.9) | 868 (18.8) | |||||
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>13 | 703 (22) | 467 (33) | 1170 (25.4) | |||||
| Mother’s occupation, n (%) | |||||||||
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Home maker | 2806 (87.8) | 1151 (81.3) | 3957 (85.8) | |||||
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Private employee | 118 (3.7) | 128 (9) | 246 (5.3) | |||||
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Government employee | 115 (3.6) | 97 (6.9) | 212 (4.6) | |||||
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Other | 158 (4.9) | 40 (2.8) | 198 (4.3) | |||||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||||||
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Gilgiti | 2700 (84.5) | N/Ab | 2.700 (58.5) | |||||
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Saraiki | 173 (5.4) | N/A | 173 (3.8) | |||||
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Balochi | 94 (2.9) | N/A | 94 (2) | |||||
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Bangal | N/A | 1413 (99.8) | 1413 (30.6) | |||||
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Other | 230 (7.2) | 3 (0.2) | 233 (5.1) | |||||
| Household income (US $ per month), mean (SD) | 267.3 (620.3) | 442.8 (453.9) | 321.1 (580) | ||||||
| Enrollment vaccine, n (%) | |||||||||
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BCGc | 1125 (35.2) | 367 (25.9) | 1492 (32.3) | |||||
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OPV-0d,e | 4 (0.1) | N/A | 4 (0.1) | |||||
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Penta-1f,g | 484 (15.1) | 107 (7.6) | 591 (12.8) | |||||
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Penta-2h | 480 (15) | 228 (16.1) | 708 (15.3) | |||||
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Penta-3i | 381 (11.9) | 247 (17.4) | 628 (13.6) | |||||
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IPVj | 1 (0) | N/A | 1 (0) | |||||
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Measles-1 | 428 (13.4) | 226 (16) | 654 (14.2) | |||||
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Measles-2 | 294 (9.2) | 241 (17) | 535 (11.6) | |||||
| Age at enrollment vaccine (weeks), mean (SD) | |||||||||
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BCG | 2.1 (3.2) | 6.7 (2.9) | 3.2 (3.7) | |||||
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OPV-0 | 0.2 (0.2) | N/A | 0.2 (0.2) | |||||
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Penta-1g | 9.0 (4.4) | 8.2 (7.6) | 8.8 (5.2) | |||||
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Penta-2h | 15.2 (5.8) | 12.6 (4.1) | 14.4 (5.5) | |||||
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Penta-3i | 21.3 (7.0) | 18.8 (8.5) | 20.4 (7.7) | |||||
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IPV | 35.1 (0.0) | N/A | 35.1 (0.0) | |||||
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Measles-1 | 42.0 (7.4) | 41.2 (5.6) | 41.7 (6.8) | |||||
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Measles-2 | 68.1 (6.6) | 67.6 (5.2) | 67.9 (6.0) | |||||
aNumber of children enrolled in the study. A total of 4557 immunization visits were recorded from the Pakistan site and 1684 visits were recorded from the Bangladesh site.
bN/A: not applicable.
cBCG: bacille Calmette-Guérin.
dOPV: oral polio vaccine.
eSchedule for polio vaccine is different at both sites. Pakistan: OPV0-3 doses at birth, 6, 10, and 14 weeks and single IPV dose at 14 weeks; Bangladesh: OPV1-3 doses at 6, 10, and 14 weeks and 2 IPV doses at 6 and 14 weeks.
fPenta: pentavalent vaccine.
gAdministered with PCV-1 and OPV-1 and Rota-1 and IPV-1 vaccines.
hAdministered with PCV-2 and OPV-2 and Rota-2 vaccine.
iAdministered with PCV-3 and OPV-3 and IPV-2 vaccine.
jIPV: inactivated polio vaccine.