Table 2

Measles vaccination timeliness by age 10 and coverage by age 12 months in intervention arms compared with the control arm

NNo vaccinated (%)RR (95% CI)Adjusted RR (95% CI)*P valueRD (95% CI)Adjusted RD (95% CI)*P value
MCV1 at 10 months
Intention-to-treat analysis
 Control160109 (68)RefRefRefRef
 SMS146114 (78)1.15 (1.01 to 1.32)1.13 (0.99 to 1.30)0.07010.0 (0.1 to 19.8)9.2 (−0.6 to 19.0)0.066
 SMS +150KES149116 (78)1.14 (1.00 to 1.31)1.16 (1.01 to 1.32)0.0359.7 (−0.1 to 19.5)10.6 (0.8 to 20.3)0.034
Per-protocol analysis
 Control160109 (68)RefRefRefRef
 SMS126100 (79)1.16 (1.01 to 1.34)1.15 (1.00 to 1.32)0.05211.2 (1.1 to 21.3)10.2 (0.1 to 20.3)0.048
 SMS +150KES12699 (79)1.15 (1.00 to 1.33)1.17 (1.02 to 1.35)0.02410.4 (0.3 to 20.6)11.6 (1.4 to 21.7)0.025
MCV1 at 12 months
Intention-to-treat analysis
 Control160125 (78)RefRefRefRef
 SMS146123 (84)1.08 (0.97 to 1.20)1.07 (0.96 to 1.19)0.1996.1 (−2.6 to 14.8)5.7 (−3.0 to 14.3)0.199
 SMS + 150KES149126 (85)1.08 (0.97 to 1.20)1.09 (0.97 to 1.20)0.1566.4 (−2.2 to 15.1)6.8 (−1.8 to 15.3)0.119
Per-protocol analysis
 Control160125 (78)RefRefRefRef
 SMS126107 (85)1.09 (0.97 to1.21)1.08 (0.97 to1.20)0.1636.8 (−2.2 to 15.7)6.3 (−2.6 to 15.2)0.165
 SMS + 150KES126106 (84)1.08 (0.96 to1.20)1.08 (0.97 to1.21)0.1666.0 (−0.3 to 15.0)6.4 (−2.5 to 15.3)0.161
  • Bold indicates p<0.05.

  • *RR and RD adjusted for maternal age.

  • RR, relative risk; RD, risk difference; MCV1, measles-containing vaccine; SMS, short message service; KES, Kenya Shillings; Ref, reference group.