Table 1 Participant characteristics for children aged 12 months by PCV vaccination status within each ethnic group
Characteristics at swab collection | No PCV7 iTaukei (n = 33) | PCV7 iTaukei (n = 34) | p value | No PCV7 FID (n = 32) | PCV7 FID (n = 33) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male, n (%) | 18 (55) | 19 (56) | 1.000 | 12 (38) | 22 (67) | 0.026 |
Swab collected in wet season1, n (%) | 25 (76) | 28 (82) | 0.560 | 25 (78) | 20 (61) | 0.180 |
Mean weight2 in g (SD) | 4998 (584) | 5084 (579) | 0.658 | 4243 (547) | 4566 (443) | 0.018 |
Breastfeeding, n (%) | 26 (79) | 19 (56) | 0.068 | 22 (69) | 17 (52) | 0.208 |
Median age breastfeeding stopped3 in wks (IQR) | 26 (26-40) | 28 (18-35) | 0.523 | 9 (2-31) | 27 (15-40) | 0.086 |
Exposure to cigarette smoking, n (%) | 21 (64) | 16 (47) | 0.222 | 12 (38) | 12 (36) | 1.000 |
Prior antimicrobial use4, n (%) | 4 (12) | 5 (15) | 1.000 | 4 (13) | 0 (0) | 0.053 |
Symptoms of URTI [any], n (%) | 11 (33) | 14 (41) | 0.615 | 8 (25) | 6 (18) | 0.558 |
 Runny nose, n (%) | 10 (30) | 9 (26) | 0.791 | 6 (19) | 5 (15) | 0.751 |
 Cough, n (%) | 7 (21) | 10 (29) | 0.576 | 4 (13) | 5 (15) | 1.000 |