Table 3: additional information from SMS-Reminder for vaccination research findings in Africa: results

Country

Kenya

Nigeria

Zimbabwe

Burkina Faso

Senegal

Author

Gibson et al.

Haji et al.

Brown et al.

Eze, Adeleye

Bangure et al.

Schlumberger et al.

Thiaw et al.

Primary Outcome Measure

Immunization coverage after 12 months (FIC)

Dropout rate for pentavalent 3rd dose

RI completion rate at 12 months of age

DPT3 timely completion rate

Immunization coverage at 6 wks, 10 wks and 14 wks

Immunization completeness for pentavalent 3rd dose + OPV + rotavirus

Vitamin A supplement coverage

Outcome Result Based on Primary Measure (intervention group)

86% (SMS only),            

86% (SMS+75 KES),        

90% (SMS+200KES)

4% (SMS),                 

16% (sticker)

98.6% (SMS),                       70% (PHCIPT),                              97.3% (SMS+PHCIPT)

69% (SMS)

97% at 6 wks (SMS),      

96% at 10 wks (SMS),            

95% at 14 wks (SMS)

73.3% for OPV1 (SMS),                    71.3% for OPV2 (SMS),                 60.3% for OPV3 (SMS)

67.7% (SMS)

Outcome Result Based on Primary Measure (control)

82%

17%

57.30%

60%

82% at 6 wks,                   80% at 10 wks,              

75% at 14 wks

55.7% for OPV1,                    53.6% for OPV2,                  42.3% for OPV3

6%

Baseline

N/A

13%

N/A

58%

74% at 6 wks, 84% at 10 wks, 74% at 14 wks

N/A

8.8% (intervention group)    3% (control group)

Confidence Interval or p-value

p=0.045 (SMS only), p<0.0001 (SMS+75 KES), p<0.0001 (SMS+200KES)

CI 0.04-0.8 (SMS)

CI 1.50-1.98 (SMS),         

CI 1.03-1.45(PHCIPT),                    CI 1.47-1.95 (SMS+PHCIPT)

p=0.009,

CI 1.103-1.955 (SMS)

p<0.001 (SMS)

p<0.001 for OPV1 (SMS),                    p<0.001 for OPV2 (SMS),               p<0.001 for OPV3 (SMS)

N/A