Impact of measles vaccination on clinical characteristics and outcomes in children in Ramadi, Iraq

Table 4 Comparison of index measles case, hospitalization stay, and admission to respiratory care unit according to measles’ vaccination status of the study sample, n (%)

Variables	Not vaccinated (n = 187)	Vaccinated (n = 102)	P value
Any index case of measles	107 (57.2)	54 (52.9)	0.484
Need hospitalization	125 (66.8)	61 (59.8)	0.232
Hospitalization (days), mean ± SD	3.1 ± 2.4	2.3 ± 1.6	0.0081
RCU admission	4 (2.1)	1 (1)	0.47

¹Significant at 0.05 by independent t-test. RCU: Respiratory care unit.