Table 2

Full vaccination coverage distribution among children 12–59 months in Peru in 2010 and 2019

CharacteristicsFVC in children aged 12 to 59 months
DHS 2010DHS 2019
All data sources*By vaccination record card†By verbal report‡All data sources*By vaccination record card†By verbal report‡Percent change 2010–2019
(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)
Child age (months)
 12–2352.0662.6814.2974.1679.6731.2322.1
 24–3559.8175.3717.2978.286.3234.3218.39
 36–4753.877810.6775.6185.613821.74
 48–5948.8577.137.6675.6287.5739.7226.77
Sex
 Male51.9170.9811.2475.2384.5934.8923.32
 Female55.3773.5912.5476.584.4338.621.13
Residence area
 Urban54.0873.1813.7575.8985.2237.1521.81
 Rural52.8270.778.0375.882.5634.6622.98
Place of delivery
 Home42.7860.245.7961.1370.521.7618.35
 Health facility56.2875.2713.3677.1485.7637.7920.86
Mother’s age at first delivery (years)
 <2048.2866.518.3271.7181.5431.6923.43
 ≥2058.3877.3715.0978.8586.5740.8320.47
ANC follow-up (visits)
 ≤646.2863.8610.8466.9978.9326.5320.71
 >657.8376.7713.4278.4986.1239.6220.66
Mother’s education
 No education or primary50.3367.747.2673.2180.8231.5922.88
 Secondary54.7774.1712.0873.9383.930.9819.16
 Higher5776.8218.1779.9487.546.722.94
Wealth Index
 Poorest50.8867.126.8774.1281.133.623.24
 Poor53.5773.167.174.5984.2831.7521.02
 Middle53.972.7713.6477.1786.236.8923.27
 Rich55.9675.7316.3178.7588.4738.322.79
 Richest55.4276.2217.9175.7283.8845.1620.3
Mother’s employment status
 Employed52.7271.8813.9975.1984.836.9522.47
 Unemployed55.0772.97.7976.8384.1236.0821.76
Visit of health workers in the last 12 months
 Yes58.5575.1915.9579.1686.9740.1120.61
 No50.0270.039.3173.1282.3934.1523.1
Sex of the household head
 Male54.2972.2312.2376.6884.843722.39
 Female50.3372.6610.3273.0783.3135.7222.74
Family size (members)
 ≤453.9975.05100179.8887.240.325.89
 >453.4470.87129372.6182.2134.3519.17
  • *The denominator includes all children, and the numerator includes all children with FVC.

  • †The denominator includes all children whose source of vaccination data was the record card, and the numerator includes those children with FVC from the same source.

  • ‡The denominator includes all children whose source of vaccination data was the verbal report, and the numerator includes those children with FVC from the same source.

  • ANC, antenatal care; DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; FVC, full vaccination coverage.