Assessing the impact of the Lebanese National Polio Immunization Campaign using a population-based computational model

Alawieh, Ali; Sabra, Zahraa; Langley, E. Farris; Bizri, Abdul Rahman; Hamadeh, Randa; Zaraket, Fadi A.

doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4909-0

Table 1 Input Data on Population Distribution and Demographics

From: Assessing the impact of the Lebanese National Polio Immunization Campaign using a population-based computational model

Variable		Estimate	Value	Reference
Total Population Estimate
Lebanese Population*		Point	5,882,562	[19]
Syrian Refugee Population		Point	1,435,840	[18]
Palestinian Refugee Population		Point	455,000	[28]
Geographic Distribution
Lebanese Population*	Beirut	Point	49.9%	[19]
	Bekaa	Point	12.9%	[19]
	North	Point	21.6%	[19]
	South	Point	15.7%	[19]
Syrian Refugee Population	Beirut	Point	29.5%	[18]
	Bekaa	Point	35.1%	[18]
	North	Point	24.7%	[18]
	South	Point	11.8%	[18]
Palestinian Refugee Population	Beirut	Point	16.4%	[28]
	Bekaa	Point	7.7%	[28]
	North	Point	21.0%	[28]
	South	Point	54.9%	[28]
Average Household Size Across Different Sites
Beirut		Mean, Range	3.99, [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]	[19]
Bekaa		Mean, Range	4.58, [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]	[19]
North		Mean, Range	4.74, [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]	[19]
South		Mean, Range	4.38, [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]	[19]
Percentage of Adults (> 16 years) Among Populations
Lebanese Population		Point	62.7%	[19]
Syrian Refugee Population		Point	46.8%	[18]
Palestinian Refugee Population		Point	67.2%	[28]
Polio Immunization Coverage Across Populations Prior to Immunization Campaign
Lebanese Population	Adults (Fully Immune)	Point	91.0%	#
	Children (Fully Immune)	Point	95.0%	#
	Adults (Partially Immune)	Point	0.0%	#
	Children (Partially Immune)	Point	0.0%	#
Syrian Refugee Population	Adults (Fully Immune)	Point	95.0%	#, [2, 25]
	Children (Fully Immune)	Point	32.5%	#, [2, 25]
	Adults (Partially Immune)	Point	0.0%	#, [2, 25]
	Children (Partially Immune)	Point	47.5%	#, [2, 25]
Palestinian Refugee Population	Adults (Fully Immune)	Point	93.0%	#, [29]
	Children (Fully Immune)	Point	63.0%	#, [29]
	Adults (Partially Immune)	Point	0.0%	#, [29]
	Children (Partially Immune)	Point	12.5%	#, [29]
National immunization coverage post campaign		Point	97.8%	#
Access to Medical Care
Lebanese Population		Point	98.0%	#,$
Syrian Refugee Population		Point	75.0%	[25]
Palestinian Refugee Population		Point	75.0%	#,$

*In absence of a governmental census in Lebanon, data from United Nations Development Programme was used as best estimate
# Data from recent reports of Lebanese Ministry of Public Health
$ Estimated using current data on acute flaccid paralysis surveillance and immunization level

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