Table 2

PEPFAR impacts on four immunisation rates: traditional and staggered DID estimates

Outcomes and estimation methodsAll PEPFAR countriesCOP countriesNon-COP countriesHigh-intensity PEPFAR countriesMedium-intensity PEPFAR countriesLow-intensity PEPFAR countries
DPT immunisation rate
 Means78.074.279.974.880.179.0
 Model 1. Unadjusted model (traditional)8.421***8.607***8.221***9.728***5.467***9.855***
 Model 1. Unadjusted model (staggered)8.206***6.538***10.80***8.373***4.149**14.49***
 Model 2. Adjusted model (traditional)8.810***8.693***8.889***9.380***6.635***10.07***
 Model 2. Adjusted model (staggered)7.328***7.459***8.334***8.326***6.836***8.979***
Hepatitis B immunisation rate
 Means79.174.481.780.778.378.5
 Model 1. Unadjusted model (traditional)1.3748.027**−2.0972.6612.163−0.648
 Model 1. Unadjusted model (staggered)5.436**16.33***3.00010.78*3.0966.397
 Model 2. Adjusted model (traditional)6.667**13.64***3.6388.922**5.4467.410*
 Model 2. Adjusted model (staggered)10.52***21.33***7.050***17.15***6.967**9.912***
Measles immunisation rate
 Means77.574.579.172.979.979.7
 Model 1. Unadjusted model (traditional)6.644***7.192***6.260***7.034***4.287**8.439***
 Model 1. Unadjusted model (staggered)6.816***5.091***9.077***5.692***3.280*13.28***
 Model 2. Adjusted model (traditional)6.946***7.462***6.560***6.973***5.061***8.529***
 Model 2. Adjusted model (staggered)5.515***5.546***6.115***5.158***5.357***7.083***
Prevalence of newborns protected against tetanus
 Means75.775.675.875.178.374.2
 Model 1. Unadjusted model (traditional)6.069***4.775**6.995***6.154***5.845**6.059***
 Model 1. Unadjusted model (staggered)5.218***5.444***5.942***7.005***4.966**5.401***
 Model 2. Adjusted model (traditional)5.240***3.736*6.393***5.271***5.510**5.229***
 Model 2. Adjusted model (staggered)3.619***4.053**4.103***5.475***5.391**1.022
  • *p< 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.

  • COP, country operational plans; DID, difference-in-differences; DPT, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus; PEPFAR, President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.