Table 1 Maternal characteristics and timing of infants aged 0-3 months attending BCG immunisation clinics
From: Pattern and determinants of BCG immunisation delays in a sub-Saharan African community
Maternal factors | Total | Timing of BCG immunisation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 5171 | 1 - 14 days n = 3380 | 15 - 42 days n = 1265 | After 42 days n = 526 | |
Age (Years)a | ||||
< 20 | 173 | 118 (68.2) | 42 (24.3) | 13 (7.5) |
20 - 35 | 4538 | 2972 (65.5) | 1109 (24.4) | 457 (10.1) |
> 35 | 448 | 281 (62.7) | 111 (24.8) | 56 (12.5) |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 5001 | 3272 (65.4) | 1214 (24.3) | 515 (10.3) |
Not married | 170 | 108 (63.5) | 51 (30.0) | 11 (6.5) |
Ethnicity | ||||
Non-Yoruba | 519 | 341 (65.7) | 113 (21.8) | 65 (12.5) |
Yoruba | 4652 | 3039 (65.3) | 1152 (24.8) | 461 (9.9) |
Religion | ||||
Muslim | 3418 | 2230 (65.2) | 859 (25.1) | 329 (9.6) |
Christianity | 1753 | 1150 (65.6) | 406 (23.2) | 197 (11.2) |
Education | ||||
None | 145 | 78 (53.8) | 49 (33.8) | 18 (12.4) |
Primary/Secondary | 4191 | 2735 (65.3) | 1041 (24.8) | 415 (9.9) |
Post-secondary | 835 | 567 (67.9) | 175 (21.0) | 93 (11.1) |
Occupation | ||||
None | 709 | 476 (67.1) | 146 (20.6) | 87 (12.3) |
Small/petty trade | 2436 | 1518 (62.3) | 656 (26.9) | 262 (10.8) |
Formal employment | 2026 | 1386 (68.4) | 463 (22.9) | 177 (8.7) |
Social class | ||||
High | 340 | 231 (67.9) | 67 (19.7) | 42 (12.4) |
Middle | 4010 | 2624 (65.4) | 994 (24.8) | 392 (9.8) |
Low | 821 | 525 (63.9) | 204 (24.8) | 92 (11.2) |
Parity | ||||
1 | 2139 | 1421 (66.4) | 491 (23.0) | 227 (10.6) |
2-4 | 2827 | 1842 (65.2) | 715 (25.3) | 270 (9.6) |
>4 | 205 | 117 (57.1) | 59 (28.8) | 29 (14.1) |
Antenatal care | ||||
One or more visits | 5061 | 3314 (65.5) | 1242 (24.5) | 505 (10.0) |
None | 110 | 66 (60.0) | 23 (20.9) | 21 (19.1) |
Place of delivery | ||||
Hospital | 2513 | 1697 (67.5) | 545 (21.7) | 271 (10.8) |
Traditional maternity home | 2042 | 1323 (64.8) | 535 (26.2) | 184 (9.0) |
Family home | 327 | 189 (57.8) | 97 (29.7) | 41 (12.5) |
Church premises/others | 289 | 171 (59.2) | 88 (30.4) | 30 (10.4) |
Mode of delivery | ||||
Vaginal | 4902 | 3149 (64.2) | 1246 (25.4) | 507 (10.3) |
Caesarean | 269 | 231 (85.9) | 19 (7.1) | 19 (7.1) |