Table 1 Characteristics of participating children

Overall carriage rate

410

220 (54, 49–59)

Females carriage rate

200

108 (54, 47–61)

1

Males carriage rate

210

112 (53, 47–60)

0.97 (0.66–1.44) (P = 0.892)

Number of Children carrying PCV-13 serotypes^a

410

81 (20, 16–24)

Number of Children carrying non-PCV-13 serotypes^a

410

153 (37, 33–42)

Median age (Month)

Range (Month)

Interquartile range (month)

Children

36

(6–60)

36–48

Males

36

(6–60)

36–48

Females

36

(12–60)

36–48

Vaccination status of all participants

Vaccination status of carriers

PCV13 vaccinated

407 (99.3%)

220 (100%)

Unknown

2

0

Not vaccinated

1

0

Age group (months)

Total number of children

Number of children with carriage of S. pneumoniae (%) (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)*

(p-value)*

Number of children with multiple serotypes

0–11

2

1 (50, 13–200)

1

0

12–23

22

9 (40, 25–68)

0.69 (0.03–19.06) (P = 0.804)

0

24–35

73

41 (56, 46–69%

1.28 (0.05–33.24) (P = 0.863)

3

36–47

178

105 (59, 52–67%)

1.44 (0.05–36.76) (P = 0.798)

10

48–60

135

64 (47) (40–57%)

0.90 (0.03–23.11) (P = 0.942)

1

Total

410

220 (54) (49–59%)

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