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Table 3 Comparison of routine immunization and survey dropout rate, in Techiman Municipal, Ghana, 2016

From: Immunization dropout rate and data quality among children 12–23 months of age in Ghana

Vaccines in series

Routine dropout rate, 2015

Survey dropout rate, 2016

Absolute difference in dropout rate (%)

Number

Percent (%)

Number

Percent (%)

BCG – Measles

3358

31.5

33

5.6

25.9

OPV-0 – OPV-3

4361

39.2

18

3.1

36.1

Penta-1 – Penta-3

501

6.9

30

5.1

1.8

PCV-1 – PCV-3

1023

13.0

29

4.9

8.1

Rotarix-1 – Rotarix-2

544

6.8

0

0.0%

6.8

  1. BCG Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
  2. OPV Oral Polio Vaccine
  3. Penta Pentavalent vaccine (DPT-Hib-Heb)
  4. PCV Pneumococcal Vaccine