Differences in timeliness, completeness and drop-out rates of MMRV and DTP containing vaccines among Ultra-Orthodox Jews and others in a deprived Northern Israel city: an ecological study

Table 2 Comparison of timely, delayed and final vaccine coverage for DTP and MMRV1 vaccines among children born 2017–2022 in safed: UO vs. non UO areas

		Timely measurement (DTP1 at 3 months, DTP2 at 5 months, DTP3 at 7 months, DTP4 at 13 months, MMRV1 at 13 months)		Delayed measurement (DTP1 at 6 months, DTP2 at 8 months, DTP3 at 12 months, DTP4 at 18 months, MMRV1 at 18 months)		Final measurement- all measurements at 36 months
		UO areas	Non UO areas	UO areas	Non UO areas	UO areas	Non UO areas
DTP1	Coverage (%)	74.69	86.51	85.96	92.55	98.79	99.30
	Coverage Difference (percentage points)	11.81		6.59		0.51
	P value	< 0.001		< 0.001		< 0.001
DTP2	Coverage (%)	57.29	73.10	76.34	86.74	92.58	96.51
	Coverage Difference	15.81		10.4		3.93
	P value	< 0.001		< 0.001		< 0.001
DTP3	Coverage (%)	42.4	59.05	71.82	83.29	87.43	93.67
	Coverage Difference	16.65		11.47		6.24
	P value	< 0.001		< 0.001		< 0.001
DTP4	Coverage (%)	20.71	32.48	55.55	68.31	76.03	85.39
	Coverage Difference	11.8		12.76		9.36
	P value	< 0.001		< 0.001		< 0.001
MMRV1	Coverage (%)	58.81	66.00	81.38	85.98	90.47	92.55
	Coverage Difference	7.19		4.6		2.08
	P value	< 0.001		< 0.001		< 0.001

Number of eligible children for DTP: in non UO areas n = 2149; in UO areas n = 2236
Number of eligible children for MMRV1: in non UO areas n = 2147; in UO areas n = 2224
UO areas > 50% vote for the UO parties

ISSN: 1475-9276