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Table 2 Factors associated with BCG vaccination by 1 month of age

From: BCG coverage and barriers to BCG vaccination in Guinea-Bissau: an observational study

 

Total number of children

BCG by 1 month n (%)

OR of BCG vaccination1

Multivariable analysis OR (95%CI)1

P-value for the univariate/multivariable analyses

Gender

    

0.202/0.063

Male

1493

553 (37)

Ref

Ref

 

Female

1491

587 (39)

1.10 (0.95-1.28)

1.19 (0.99-1.43)

 

Age of mother 2

    

0.616/0.662

1.quartile (<21)

763

304 (40)

Ref

Ref

 

2. quartile (21–24)

614

239 (39)

0.96 (0.77-1.21)

1.06 (0.80-1.40)

 

3. quartile (25–30)

825

306 (37)

0.89 (0.71-1.11)

1.08 (0.82-1.43)

 

4. quartile (>30)

745

275 (37)

0.88 (0.71-1.10)

1.18 (0.90-1.55)

 

Education of caretaker 3,4

    

<0.001/0.006

None

1889

627 (33)

1.15 (1.10-1.20)

1.07 (1.02-1.12)

 

1-4 years

648

286 (44)

  

5+ years

347

185 (53)

  

Region 5

    

<0.001/0.007

Oio

416

102 (25)

0.37 (0.21-0.64)

0.39 (0.21-0.73)

 

Biombo

445

183 (41)

0.79 (0.50-1.24)

0.90 (0.60-1.35)

 

Gabu

459

132 (29)

0.45 (0.28-0.75)

0.50 (0.30-0.82)

 

Cacheu

582

274 (47)

Ref

Ref

 

Bafata

370

122 (33)

0.55 (0.31-0.98)

0.49 (0.27-0.89)

 

Quinara

277

143 (52)

1.20 (0.69-2.09)

1.07 (0.61-1.87)

 

Tombali

277

105 (38)

0.69 (0.46-1.03)

0.84 (0.55-1.29)

 

Bubaque

86

36 (42)

0.81 (0.46-1.42)

0.50 (0.24-1.01)

 

Bolama

72

43 (60)

1.67 (0.98-2.84)

0.59 (0.33-1.04)

 

Ethnic group 6

    

<0.001/NA

Balanta

739

265 (36)

1.27 (0.88-1.82)

  

Mandinga/Fula

1116

342 (31)

Ref

  

Manjaco

254

149 (59)

3.21 (1.89-5.44)

  

Pepel

391

151 (39)

1.42 (0.92-2.20)

  

Other

481

231 (48)

2.09 (1.46-2.99)

  

Contact with the health system

     

Birth place 7

    

<0.001/<0.001

At home

1888

576 (31)

Ref

Ref

 

Healthcare centre

527

263 (50)

2.27 (1.68-3.07)

1.70 (1.26-2.30)

 

Hospital

380

228 (60)

3.42 (2.61-4.48)

2.88 (2.06-4.01)

 

Other

29

4 (14)

0.36 (0.13-1.02)

0.43 (0.16-1.18)

 

Prenatal consultations 8

    

<0.001/0.002

Yes

2313

942 (41)

2.88 (2.06-4.02)

1.78 (1.23-2.57)

 

No

301

58 (19)

Ref

Ref

 

Socioeconomics

     

Type of roof 9

    

<0.001/0.324

Straw

1427

482 (34)

Ref

Ref

 

Hard

1522

649 (43)

1.46 (1.17-1.81)

1.13 (0.89-1.43)

 

Toilet 10

    

0.001/0.005

None

903

286 (32)

Ref

Ref

 

Latrine/ toilet in house

2037

839 (41)

1.51 (1.18-1.94)

1.54 (1.14-2.08)

 

Household possessions

     

Cell phone 11

    

<0.001/0.025

Yes

1339

571 (43)

1.41 (1.20-1.64)

1.24 (1.03-1.49)

 

No

1575

545 (35)

Ref

Ref

 

Radio 12

    

0.211/0.192

Yes

2104

825 (39)

1.13 (0.94-1.36)

0.87 (0.71-1.07)

 

No

810

295 (36)

Ref

Ref

 

Generator 13

    

0.025/0.563

Yes

187

88 (47)

1.47 (1.05-2.07)

1.14 (0.73-1.80)

 

No

2753

1036 (38)

Ref

Ref

 
  1. Bandim Health Project, Guinea-Bissau, 2010-birth cohort.
  2. 1Standard error adjusted for clustering by robust variance estimates.
  3. 2Numbers do not add up due to some not living with their mother.
  4. 3Education of caretaker per year’s schooling; linear.
  5. 4100 had missing information on years of schooling.
  6. 5When including ethnic group rather than region in the final model the estimates changed less than 10% for all parameters assessed.
  7. 63 had missing information on ethnic group.
  8. 7160 had missing information on place of birth.
  9. 8370 had missing information on prenatal consultations.
  10. 935 had missing information on type of roof.
  11. 1044 had missing information on possession of a latrine.
  12. 1170 had missing information on possession of a cell phone.
  13. 1270 had missing information on possession of a radio.
  14. 1344 had missing information on possession of a generator.
  15. Note: significant (p < 0.05) findings in bold.