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Table 2 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

Infant factors

Total

Timing of BCG immunisation

 

n = 5171

1 - 14 days

n = 3380

15 - 42 days

n = 1265

After 42 days

n = 526

Gender

    

   Male

2669

1711 (64.1)

677 (25.2)

281 (10.5)

   Female

2502

1669 (66.7)

588 (23.5)

245 (9.8)

Gestational agea

    

   Full term

5083

3326 (65.4)

1249 (24.6)

508 (10.0)

   Preterm

81

53 (65.4)

14 (17.3)

14 (17.3)

Gestational type

    

   Singleton

5077

3324 (65.5)

1244 (24.5)

509 (10.0)

   One of twins/triplets

94

56 (59.6)

21 (22.3)

17 (18.1)

Birth order

    

   First child

2139

1421 (66.4)

491 (23.0)

227 (10.6)

   Second child or other

3032

1959 (64.6)

774 (25.5)

299 (9.9)

Neonatal jaundice

    

   None

4873

3158 (64.8)

1200 (24.6)

515 (10.6)

   Yes

298

222 (74.5)

65 (21.8)

11 (3.7)

Hospitalisation for other illness

    

   No

4939

3179 (64.4)

1251 (25.3)

509 (10.3)

   Yes

232

201 (86.6)

14 (6.0)

17 (7.3)

Nutritional statusb

    

   Not undernourished

3219

2247 (69.8)

705 (21.9)

267 (8.3)

   Undernourished*

1933

1122 (58.0)

555 (28.7)

256 (13.2)

  1. Missing data: 7 (0.1%)a, 19 (0.4%)b. *Any undernourished physical state based on z-scores for weight-for-age, height/length-for-age or body-mass-index of less than -2 singly or in combination, using WHO 2006 Growth Standards.21