Research Article

Measles-Rubella Positivity Rate and Associated Factors in Pre-Mass and Post-Mass Vaccination Periods: Analysis of Uganda Routine Surveillance Laboratory Data

Table 1

Background characteristics of the study participants.

Variable/categoryFrequency (N = 1697)Percentage

Data type/source
Case-based data94255.51
Line list data75544.49

Sex
Male88852.33
Female80947.67

Age
Underage noneligible (0–8 months)1659.72
RI and campaign eligible (9–180 months)133978.90
Overage noneligible (181 months and above)19311.37

Place of residence
Urban30.18
Rural169488.82

Department of care
Inpatient care25014.73
Outpatient care144785.27

Disease outcome
Alive169599.88
Dead20.12

Vaccination status
Not vaccinated81247.88
1 dose57633.96
2+ doses1297.61
Unknown17910.55