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Table 2 Sensitivity of vaccination record comparing VTS (gold standard) to DSS vaccination information

From: Validating child vaccination status in a demographic surveillance system using data from a clinical cohort study: evidence from rural South Africa

 

DSS (Card data only)

DSS (Maternal recall data only)

DSS (Card plus maternal recall)

Vaccination

Sensitivity

95% CI

N

Sensitivity

95% CI

N

Sensitivity

95% CI

N

Polio1

0.97

(0.95-0.98)

395

0.96

(0.91-0.98)

204

0.97

(0.95-0.98)

599

DTP1

0.97

(0.94-0.98)

395

0.98

(0.95-0.99)

201

0.97

(0.95-0.98)

596

HepB1

0.96

(0.94-0.97)

395

0.97

(0.94-0.99)

195

0.96

(0.94-0.97)

590

Polio2

0.97

(0.95-0.98)

384

0.97

(0.92-0.99)

128

0.97

(0.95-0.98)

512

DTP2

0.97

(0.95-0.98)

382

0.97

(0.92-0.99)

130

0.97

(0.95-0.98)

512

HepB2

0.97

(0.95-0.98)

384

0.97

(0.94-0.99)

128

0.97

(0.95-0.98)

512

Polio3

0.97

(0.94-0.98)

376

0.95

(0.89-0.98)

129

0.96

(0.94-0.98)

505

DTP3

0.96

(0.93-0.98)

376

0.96

(0.90-0.98)

130

0.96

(0.94-0.98)

506

HepB3

0.96

(0.94-0.97)

375

0.94

(0.89-0.98)

131

0.96

(0.94-0.97)

506

Measles

0.94

(0.91-0.97)

350

0.96

(0.91-0.98)

191

0.95

(0.92-0.97)

541