Table 2 Varicella and measles history and vaccination status of children in Munich and Würzburg; data from the three survey years pooled for each region
Munich (N tot. = 933) | Würzburg (N tot. = 1065) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | n (%), or median (IQR) | N | n (%), or median (IQR) | p-valuea | |
Varicella history (all children) | |||||
History of any previous varicella infection; n (%) | 933 | 64 (6.9) | 1065 | 53 (5.0) | 0.085 |
- If yes, age at varicella infection (mo.); median (IQR) | 64 | 14.5 (6.5–20.8) | 53 | 20.0 (10.5–31.5) | 0.010* |
Varicella vaccination status (children susceptible for varicella at 11 months of age, first dose) | |||||
Vaccinated against varicella at time of survey; n (%) | 885 | 555 (62.7) | 1019 | 802 (78.7) | <0.001*** |
- If yes, age at varicella vaccination (mo.); median (IQR) | 555 | 12.5 (11.8–13.9) | 802 | 12.5 (11.7–14.3) | 0.891 |
- If yes, vaccine type; n (%) | 549 | 800 | 0.090 | ||
monovalent | 103 (18.8) | 182 (22.8) | |||
tetravalent | 446 (81.2) | 618 (77.3) | |||
Varicella vaccination recommended by physician; n (%) | 868 | 578 (66.6) | 1009 | 820 (81.3) | <0.001*** |
Measles history (all children)c | |||||
History of any previous measles infection; n (%) | 932 | 2 (0.2) | 1063 | 2 (0.2) | 0.560 |
- If yes, age at measles infection; per case (mo.) | 2 | 12; 21 | 2 | 36b | – |
Measles vaccination status (all children, first dose)c | |||||
Vaccinated against measles at time of survey; n (%) | 931 | 833 (89.5) | 1065 | 994 (93.3) | 0.002** |
- If yes, age at measles vaccination (mo.); median (IQR) | 820 | 12.0 (11.0–14.0) | 985 | 12.0 (11.0–14.0) | 0.088 |