Volume 23, Number 1—January 2017
Research
Oral Cholera Vaccine Coverage during an Outbreak and Humanitarian Crisis, Iraq, 2015
Eugene Lam1
, Wasan Al-Tamimi, Steven Paul Russell, Muhammad Obaid-ul Islam Butt, Curtis Blanton, Altaf Sadrudin Musani, and Kashmira A. Date
, Wasan Al-Tamimi, Steven Paul Russell, Muhammad Obaid-ul Islam Butt, Curtis Blanton, Altaf Sadrudin Musani, and Kashmira A. Date
Table 1
Individual and household characteristics for oral cholera vaccination survey respondents in refugee camps, internally displaced persons camps, and collective centers targeted for vaccination, Iraq, 2015
| Characteristic | No. | Weighted estimate, % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Individual level, n = 5,007 | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 2,487 | 49 (47–51) |
| Female | 2,500 | 51 (49–53) |
| Age, years | ||
| 1–4 | 650 | 10 (9–11) |
| 5–14 | 1,235 | 21 (19–24) |
| >15 |
3,117 |
69 (66–71) |
| Household level, n = 1,226 | ||
| Water sources* | ||
| Unimproved primary water source | 458 | 12 (10–14) |
| Unimproved secondary water source | 666 | 36 (31–42) |
| Sanitation facilities | ||
| Unimproved† | 85 | 4 (2–6) |
| Shared with >4 other households | 366 | 22 (18–26) |
| Lacked soap for handwashing | 86 | 4 (2–7) |
*Unimproved water sources include unprotected well; unprotected spring water; river, stream, lake, irrigation, or canal water; bottled water; water truck; and water vendor.
†Unimproved sanitation sources include pit latrines without cement slab; bucket toilet; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; and canal, open, bush, and field defecation.
1Current affiliation: Bureau of Immunization, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York, USA.
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