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Table 4 Incidence of hospitalisation episodes among infants (age < 12 months) of pregnancy vaccinees versus controls, stratified by dwelling

From: Impact of the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination in pregnancy against infant acute lower respiratory infections in the Northern Territory of Australia

 

23vPPV in Pregnancy

 

Yes (n = 75)

No (n = 150)

urban n = 52, remote n = 23

urban n = 103, remote n = 47

Hospital episodes

Children n (%)

Episodes

n

Child-years

IR

Children

n (%)

Episodes

n

child-years

IR

HR

(95%CI)

Any cause

Urban

12 (23)

18

50.2

36

20 (19)

28

99.7

28

1.27 (0.57,2.86)

Remote

7 (30)

8

22.2

36

21 (45)

30

44.5

67

0.52 (0.22,1.24)

ALRI

Urban

4 (8)

7

50.7

14

6 (6)

6

100.8

6

2.45 (0.60,9.99)

Remote

2 (9)

2

22.4

9

13 (28)

17

45.1

38

0.21 (0.04,1.08)

  1. IR incidence rate per 100 child-years, HR hazard ratio