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Table 2 School-class-based HPV coverage for the first three years of the project

From: Implementation of a human papillomavirus vaccination demonstration project in Malawi: successes and challenges

 

Year 1 (2013–2014)

Year 2 (2014–2015)

Year 3 (2015–2016)

Overall; the first 2 or 3 years of the project

1 Dose

2 Doses

3 Doses

1 Dose

2 Doses

1 Dose

2 Doses

1 Dose

Fully vaccinated

Zomba:

 Target

1930

1930

1930

1720

1720

16,531

16,531

20,181

20,181

 No. vaccinated

1760

1675

1635

1575

1506

14,911

13,532

18,246

16,673

 Coverage

91.2%

86.8%

84.7%

91.6%

87.6%

90.2%

83.3%

90.4%

82.7%

 Dropout rate

ref

4.4%

6.5%

ref

4.0%

ref

6.9%

ref

7.7%

Rumphi:

 Target

4294

4294

4294

3296

3296

3303

3303

7590

7590a

 No. vaccinated

4130

4002

3874

3169

3055

3167

-

7299

6929

 Coverage

96.2%

93.2%

90.2%

96.2%

92.7%

95.9%

-

96.2%

91.3%

 Dropout rate

ref

3.0%

6.0%

ref

3.5%

ref

-

ref

4.9%

Both districts:

 Target

6224

6224

6224

5016

5016

19,834

19,834

11,240

11,240a

 No. vaccinated

5890

5677

5509

4744

4561

18,078

-

10,634

10,070

 Coverage

94.6%

91.2%

88.5%

94.6%

90.9%

91.2%

-

94.6%

89.6%

 Dropout rate

ref

3.4%

6.1%

ref

3.7%

ref

 

ref

5.0%

  1. Ref reference, aIn Rumphi results for fully vaccinated were for the first two years
  2. In year one, fully vaccinated was defined receiving all the three (3) doses given at 0, 2 and 6 months. In year 2 and 3, fully vaccinated was defined receiving two doses given at 0 and 6 months