Table 2

Seroconversion to measles, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccinations in the prophylaxis (CH+) and no prophylaxis (CH-) groups

Vaccine
Proportion With Seroconversion or Seroresponse (%)
P-value
(Adjusted For Village)
Relative Risk (95% CI)





CH+
CH-



Measles
127/137(93)*
180/187 (96)
0.16*
0.96 (0.91–1.02)*

109/116 (94)

0.36
0.98 (0.92–1.03)
Diphtheria
108/147(73)*
116/135 (86)
0.26*
0.86 (0.76–0.96)*

38/ 46 (83)

0.59
0.96 (0.83–1.12)
Tetanus
104/134(77)*
126/138 (91)
0.08*
0.85 (0.77–0.94)*

41/43 (95)

0.39
1.04 (0.96–1.14)
Pertussis
63/148(43) *
113/168 (67)
<0.01*
0.63 (0.51–0.78)*

17/44 (39)

<0.01
0.57 (0.39–0.85)

* top rows include all CH+ children (bottom rows include only those CH+ children who met criteria for strict compliance)

† seroconversion is any increase in titer from a negative baseline for measles; seroresponse is a four-fold or greater rise in titer for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis

‡ the discordance between the P-value and confidence interval arises because the latter was calculated from a separate analysis which did not adjust for the random effect of village

Rosen et al. Malaria Journal 2005 4:53   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-4-53