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. 2023 Feb 17;6:e40269. doi: 10.2196/40269

Table 2.

Antigen-wise doses scheduled by the gold standard (World Health Organization [WHO]–recommended Expanded Programme on Immunization [EPI] schedule)a, immunization decision support system (iDSS), and vaccinator for Pakistan and Bangladesh sites.

Vaccines Pakistan (n=13,036) Bangladesh (n=4920) Total (n=17,956)b

Due as per gold standard, n Due as per iDSS, n (%) Vaccinated by vaccinator, n (%) Due as per gold standard, n Due as per iDSS, n (%) Vaccinated by vaccinator, n (%) Due as per gold standard, n Due as per iDSS, n (%) Vaccinated by vaccinator, n (%)

Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No
BCGc 1505 1505 (100) N/Ad 1477 (98.1) 28 (1.9) 372 372 (100) N/A 369 (99.2) 3 (0.8) 1877 1877 (100) N/A 1846 (98.3) 31 (1.7)
OPV-0e 1212 1212 (100) N/A 1210 (99.8) 2 (0.2) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1212 1212 (100) N/A 1210 (99.8) 2 (0.2)
Penta-1f 924 923 (99.8) 1 (0.2) 898 (97.2) 26 (2.8) 425 425 (100) N/A 419 (98.6) 6 (1.4) 1349 1348 (99.9) 1 (0.1) 1317 (97.6) 32 (2.4)
OPV-1 924 923 (99.8) 1 (0.2) 896 (97) 28 (3) 424 424 (100) N/A 420 (99.1) 4 (0.9) 1348 1347 (99.9) 1 (0.1) 1316 (97.6) 32 (2.4)
PCV-1g 924 923 (99.8) 1 (0.2) 898 (97.2) 26 (2.8) 423 423 (100) N/A 419 (99.1) 4 (0.9) 1347 1346 (99.9) 1 (0.1) 1317 (97.8) 30 (2.2)
Rota-1h 924 923 (99.8) 1 (0.2) 898 (97.2) 26 (2.8) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 924 923 (99.9) 1 (0.1) 898 (97.2) 26 (2.8)
IPV-1i N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 425 425 (100) N/A 420 (98.8) 5 (1.2) 425 425 (100) N/A 420 (98.8) 5 (1.2)
Penta-2 786 785 (99.8) 1 (0.2) 786 (100) N/A 347 347 (100) N/A 347 (100) N/A 1133 1132 (99.9) 1 (0.1) 1133 (100) N/A
OPV-2 785 784 (99.8) 1 (0.2) 785 (100) N/A 347 347 (100) N/A 347 (100) N/A 1132 1131 (99.9) 1 (0.1) 1132 (100) N/A
PCV-2 785 784 (99.8) 1 (0.2) 785 (100) N/A 346 346 (100) N/A 346 (100) N/A 1131 1130 (99.9) 1 (0.1) 1131 (100) N/A
Rota-2 784 783 (99.8) 1 (0.2) 784 (100) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 784 783 (99.9) 1 (0.1) 784 (100) N/A
Penta-3 635 634 (99.8) 1 (0.2) 635 (100) N/A 354 354 (100) N/A 352 (99.4) 2 (0.6) 989 988 (99.9) 1 (0.1) 987 (99.8) 2 (0.2)
OPV-3 637 636 (99.8) 1 (0.2) 635 (99.7) 2 (0.3) 354 354 (100) N/A 353 (99.7) 1 (0.3) 991 990 (99.9) 1 (0.1) 988 (99.7) 3 (0.3)
PCV-3 637 636 (99.8) 1 (0.2) 635 (99.7) 2 (0.3) 354 354 (100) N/A 353 (99.7) 1 (0.3) 991 990 (99.9) 1 (0.1) 988 (99.7) 3 (0.3)
IPV-2 985 982 (99.7) 3 (0.3) 653 (66.3) 332 (33.7) 406 406 (100) N/A 355 (87.4) 51 (12.6) 1391 1388 (99.8) 3 (0.2) 1008 (72.5) 383 (27.5)
M-1j,k 383 380 (99.2) 3 (0.8) 362 (94.5) 21 (5.5) 144 144 (100) N/A 137 (95.1) 7 (4.9) 527 524 (99.4) 3 (0.6) 499 (94.7) 28 (5.3)
M-2k 209 202 (96.7) 7 (3.3) 208 (99.5) 1 (0.5) 201 196 (97.5) 5 (2.4) 196 (97.5) 5 (2.5) 410 398 (97.1) 12 (2.9) 404 (98.5) 6 (1.5)
Total 13039 13015 (99.8) 24 (0.2) 12545 (96.2) 494 (3.8) 4922 4917 (99.9) 5 (0.1) 4833 (98.2) 89 (1.8) 17961 17932 (99.8) 29 (0.2) 17378 (96.8) 583 (3.2)

aWHO-recommended EPI schedule constructed by a vaccine expert, using the following criteria: BCG at ≤1-year age; OPV-0 at ≤28 days; Penta-1, OPV-1, PCV-1, Rota-1, and IPV-1 at ≥6 weeks; Penta-2, OPV-2, PCV-2, and Rota-2 at ≥10 weeks and >28 days after vaccination with Penta-1, PCV-1, OPV-1, and Rota-1; Penta-3, OPV-3, and PCV-3 at ≥4 weeks age and >28 days after vaccination with Penta-2, PCV-2, and OPV-2; IPV-2 at ≥14 weeks age (for Bangladesh, >28 days after IPV-1); measles-1 at 9 months; measles-2 at 15 months and >28 days after measles-1 vaccine (source: WHO-2020, Expanded Program on Immunization, Pakistan; WHO-2019, Fact sheet Bangladesh).

bn is the number of doses due for each antigen for the 6241 immunization visits recorded for 4613 children from both Pakistan and Bangladesh sites.

cBCG: bacille Calmette-Guérin.

dN/A: not applicable.

eOPV: oral polio vaccine.

fPenta: pentavalent vaccine.

gPCV: pneumococcal vaccine.

hRota: rotavirus vaccine.

iIPV: inactivated polio vaccine.

jM: measles vaccine.

kIn Bangladesh, measles-rubella combined vaccine is administered.