RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine pilot implementation in western Kenya: a qualitative longitudinal study to understand immunisation barriers and optimise uptake

Table 1 Characteristics of the QLS study sub-counties

	Muhoroni	Funyula	Homa Bay
Community	C10, 11, 12	C13, 14, 15	C16, 17, 18
Malaria prevalence^a	9.9	41.3	16.6
Rural/urban	Rural	Rural	Urban/peri-urban
Ethnicity	Luo	Luhya	Luo
Measles coverage (range, %)	63.9–76.5	59.2–72.3	64.7–103.2
Migration & accessibility context	Difficult terrain resulting in seasonal accessibility issues	Cross border mobility due to proximity with Uganda	Movement out of urban townships to rural areas during COVID-19

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