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Table 1 The household sample in the four districts.

From: One size does not fit all: local determinants of measles vaccination in four districts of Pakistan

 

Khairpur

Haripur

Khanewal

Sialkot

Number of households

3249

2017

2400

2275

‘Vulnerable’ householdsa

51%(1690/3183)

23%(468/1982)

48%(1112/2360)

25% (582/2248)

Households in urban sites

26% (738/3249)

10% (200/2017)

18% (412/2400)

28% (622/2275)

Number of mothers of children under 60 months

3421

2091

2497

2414

Mothers with some formal education

17% (517/3410)

46% (949/2082)

27% (706/2494)

61% (1448/2403)

Number of children <60 months

4739

2682

3586

3535

Number of children 12-23 months

781

512

652

703

  1. aThe household vulnerability variable is a composite variable intended as an indicator of socio-economic status.The variable is based on three factors:roof construction, crowding, and occupation of the main breadwinner. If two out of the three factors are adverse, the household is categorized as ‘vulnerable’.