High coverage and timeliness of vaccination of children under 6 years of age in Risaralda, Colombia

Figures & data

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of 2457 children with a vaccination card surveyed in the department of Risaralda, Colombia, in 2019.

Variable	Frequency (N = 2457)	%	Total population*	Urban population
Age (mean ± SD)	27.1 ± 21.4
0 to 11 months	673	27.4
12 to 23 months	685	27.9
24 to 35 months	591	24.1
60 to 71 months	508	20.7
Municipality
Pereira	651	26.5	467,269	385,838
Santa Rosa De Cabal	441	17.9	77,838	64,267
Dosquebradas	434	17.7	217,178	204,280
La Virginia	112	4.6	27,923	27,189
Mistrató	112	4.6	16,950	3892
Pueblo Rico	112	4.6	16,156	2740
Quinchía	112	4.6	27,292	7209
Belén de Umbría	84	3.4	24,690	12,460
Marsella	84	3.4	16,940	8521
Apia	70	2.8	12,406	5453
Guática	70	2.8	12,158	3558
La Celia	70	2.8	7154	2881
Santuario	70	2.8	12,226	6328
Balboa	35	1.4	6423	1518

*Estimated population for 2019. Source: National administrative department of statistics (https://www.dane.gov.co/index.php/estadisticas-por-tema/demografia-y-poblacion/censo-nacional-de-poblacion-y-vivenda-2018).

Table 2. Coverage and vaccination timeliness of the Colombian Vaccination Plan of 2,457 children with a vaccination card surveyed in the department of Risaralda, Colombia, in 2019.

Colombia vaccination plan – Up to 5 y				Coverage		Opportunity
Recommended Age	Vaccine		Dose	(vaccine application/ n group)	%	(timely application/ n group)	%
At birth	BCG		Single	673/673	100	669/673	99.4
	Hepatitis B		At birth	671/673	99.7	671/673	99.7
2 Months	Pentavalent	Diphtheria – Pertussis – Tetanus (DTP)	Initial dose	3-dose schedule		501/549	91.3
		Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib)
		Hepatitis B
	Oral Polio		Initial dose	3-dose schedule		501/549	91.3
	Rotavirus		Initial dose	2-dose schedule		501/549	91.3
	Pneumococcal		Initial dose	3-dose schedule		501/549	91.3
4 Months	Pentavalent	Diphtheria – Pertussis – Tetanus (DTP)	Second dose	3-dose schedule		387/440	88
		Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib)
		Hepatitis B
	Oral Polio		Second dose	3-dose schedule		387/440	88
	Rotavirus		Second dose	482/497	97	387/440	88
	Pneumococcal		Second dose	482/497	97	387/440	88
6 Months	Pentavalent	Diphtheria – Pertussis – Tetanus (DTP)	Third dose	355/374	95	255/321	79.4
		Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib)
		Hepatitis B
	Oral Polio		Third dose	355/374	95	255/321	79.4
	Seasonal influenza		Initial dose	321/374	85.6	321/374	85.6
12 to 23 Months	Seasonal influenza (booster between 12–23 months of age)		Second dose	62/685	9	62/687	9.0
12 Months	Measles – Mumps – Rubella (MMR)		Initial dose	670/685	98	444/472	94.1
	Varicella		Initial dose	670/685	98	647/685	94.3
	Pneumococcal		Booster	670/685	98	444/472	94.1
	Hepatitis A		Single	670/685	98	467/472	98.9
18 Months	Diphtheria – Pertussis – Tetanus (DTP)		First booster dose	333/365	91	629/706	89.1
	Oral Polio		First booster dose	333/365	91	629/706	89.1
	Yellow fever (YF)		Single	337/685	49.2	337/685	49.2
60 Months	Diphtheria – Pertussis – Tetanus (DTP)		Second booster dose	483/508	95	305/332	91.9
	Oral Polio		Second booster dose	483/508	95	305/332	91.9
	Measles – Mumps – Rubella (MMR)		First booster dose	483/508	95	305/332	91.9
	Varicella		First booster dose	ND	ND	ND	ND

Table 3. Reasons for non-vaccination in 2457 children with a vaccination card surveyed in the department of Risaralda, Colombia, in 2019.

Reasons for non-vaccination	Frequency (N = 2457)	%
Children with a missing a dose	93	3.8*
Logistical problems	7	7.5
Lack of vaccine at the vaccination center	5	5.4
Distant vaccination site	1	1.1
Social Security affiliation problems	1	1.1
Health problems of the child at the time of vaccination	7	7.5
Acute illness of the child	6	6.5
Prior adverse reactions to the vaccine	1	1.1
Caregiver related problems	79	84.9
Lack of caregiver time	59	63.4
Vaccine rejection	2	2.2
Caregiver claims to have the “complete scheme”	18	19.4

*of the total population.