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Table 3 Factors associated with BCG vaccination by 1 month of age after implementation of monthly visits in intervention regions

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

 

Intervention regions

Control regions

 

BCG by 1 month n (%)

OR of early BCG vaccination1

Multivariable analysis OR (95% CI)1

P-value for the univariate/multivariable analyses

BCG by 1 month n (%)

OR of early BCG vaccination1

Multivariable analysis OR (95% CI)1

P-value for the univariate/multivariable analyses

Gender 2

   

0.492 / 0.662

   

0.099/0.070

Male

658 (77)

Ref

Ref

 

284 (50)

Ref

Ref

 

Female

620 (76)

0.93 (0.75-1.15)

1.05 (0.84-1.32)

 

260 (45)

0.82 (0.65-1.04)

0.78 (0.59-1.02)

 

Age of mother 3

   

0.582 / 0.615

   

0.998/0.979

1.quartile (<21)

339 (78)

Ref

Ref

 

125 (47)

Ref

Ref

 

2. quartile (21–26)

244 (78)

1.01 (0.68-1.49)

0.95 (0.59-1.53)

 

113 (47)

1.00 (0.69-1.47)

1.09 (0.69-1.71)

 

3. quartile (27–31)

357 (76)

0.90 (0.64-1.27)

0.86 (0.60-1.25)

 

153 (48)

1.01 (0.71-1.45)

1.03 (0.65-1.63)

 

4. quartile (>31)

335 (75)

0.83 (0.59-1.17)

0.80 (0.53-1.22)

 

153 (48)

1.03 (0.75-1.40)

1.07 (0.72-1.59)

 

Education of caretaker 4, 5

   

0.003 / 0.377

   

0.018/0.771

None

607 (73)

1.08 (1.03-1.14)

1.03 (0.96-1.10)

 

317 (46)

1.07 (1.01-1.13)

0.99 (0.92-1.07)

 

1-4 years

323 (79)

118 (47)

5+ years

270 (83)

84 (59)

Region 6

   

<0.001 / 0.002

   

0.003/0.161

Oio

271 (70)

0.67 (0.46-0.95)

0.70 (0.49-1.02)

 

81 (40)

0.49 (0.31-0.77)

0.67 (0.40-1.09)

 

Biombo

528 (81)

1.21 (0.87-1.68)

1.34 (0.91-1.98)

 

42 (47)

0.67 (0.41-1.11)

0.92 (0.56-1.51)

 

Gabu

 

NA

NA

 

83 (40)

0.50 (0.31-0.82)

0.63 (0.36-1.10)

 

Cacheu

479 (77)

Ref

Ref

 

148 (57)

Ref

Ref

 

Bafata

 

NA

NA

 

42 (39)

0.48 (0.27-0.88)

0.54 (0.30-0.98)

 

Quinara

 

NA

NA

 

112 (57)

1.01 (0.59-1.73)

1.18 (0.68-2.04)

 

Tombali

 

NA

NA

 

24 (37)

0.44 (0.17-1.15)

0.69 (0.26-1.89)

 

Bubaque

 

NA

NA

 

6 (60)

1.13 (0.43-2.95)

1.61 (0.43-6.07)

 

Bolama

 

NA

NA

 

7 (70)

1.75 (0.52-5.94)

1.82 (0.30-10.99)

 

Ethnic group 7

   

0.109 / NA

   

<0.001/NA

Balanta

401 (73)

Ref

  

124 (41)

Ref

  

Mandinga/Fula

194 (76)

1.18 (0.81-1.73)

  

175 (39)

0.92 (0.66-1.28)

  

Manjaco

140 (79)

1.37 (0.79-2.38)

  

64 (67)

2.84 (1.49-5.40)

  

Pepel

426 (81)

1.60 (1.12-2.27)

  

35 (48)

1.31 (0.80-2.13)

  

Other

115 (74)

1.07 (0.66-1.73)

  

147 (63)

2.45 (1.65-3.65)

  

Contact with the health system

        

Birth place 8

   

0.369 / 0.515

   

<0.001/<0.001

At home

793 (76)

Ref

Ref

 

337 (43)

Ref

Ref

 

Healthcare centre

255 (81)

1.38 (0.95-1.99)

1.30 (0.83-2.03)

 

82 (53)

1.48 (1.01-2.16)

1.15 (0.76-1.74)

 

Hospital

192 (78)

1.17 (0.83-1.66)

0.96 (0.64-1.44)

 

106 (62)

2.18 (1.54-3.08)

1.81 (1.20-2.73)

 

Prenatal consultations 9

   

0.410 / 0.504

   

0.057/0.558

Yes

1093 (79)

1.16 (0.81-1.66)

0.86 (0.55-1.34)

 

460 (49)

1.55 (0.99-2.44)

1.20 (0.71-2.05)

 

No

124 (76)

Ref

Ref

 

42 (38)

Ref

Ref

 

Socioeconomics

        

Type of roof 10

   

0.048 / 0.128

   

<0.001/<0.001

Straw

493 (74)

Ref

Ref

 

151 (37)

Ref

Ref

 

Hard

777 (79)

1.35 (1.00-1.83)

1.28 (0.93-1.77)

 

386 (54)

1.97 (1.50-2.58)

1.74 (1.30-2.32)

 

Toilet 11

   

0.039 / 0.188

   

0.136/0.706

None

445 (74)

Ref

Ref

 

100 (44)

Ref

Ref

 

Latrine/ toilet in house

819 (79)

1.32 (1.01-1.73)

1.24 (0.90-1.71)

 

439 (49)

1.23 (0.94-1.62)

0.93 (0.67-1.30)

 

Household possessions

        

Cell phone 12

   

0.011 / 0.136

   

0.009/0.347

Yes

747 (80)

1.38 (1.08-1.78)

1.25 (0.93-1.66)

 

311 (51)

1.39 (1.08-1.79)

1.15 (0.84-1.55)

 

No

501 (74)

Ref

Ref

 

221 (43)

Ref

Ref

 

Radio 13

   

0.183 / 0.303

   

0.159/0.841

Yes

958 (78)

1.21 (0.91-1.59)

1.17 (0.87-1.56)

 

422 (49)

1.24 (0.92-1.67)

1.05 (0.75-1.48)

 

No

295 (74)

Ref

Ref

 

109 (43)

Ref

Ref

 

Generator 14

   

0.020 / 0.083

   

0.234/0.636

Yes

149 (83)

1.51 (1.07-2.13)

1.46 (0.95-2.24)

 

53 (53)

1.27 (0.86-1.87)

0.89 (0.54-1.47)

 

No

1115 (76)

Ref

Ref

 

485 (47)

Ref

Ref

 
  1. Bandim Health Project, Guinea-Bissau, 2012 cohort.
  2. 1Standard error adjusted for clustering by robust variance estimates.
  3. 21 had missing information on gender.
  4. 3Numbers do not add up due to some not living with their mother.
  5. 4Education of caretaker per year’s schooling; linear.
  6. 5157 had missing information on years of schooling.
  7. 6When including ethnic group rather than region in the final model the estimates changed less than 10% for all parameters assessed.
  8. 73 had missing information on ethnic group.
  9. 856 had missing information on place of birth, 26 were born elsewhere and have been excluded due to small numbers.
  10. 9202 had missing information on prenatal consultations.
  11. 1033 had missing information on type of roof.
  12. 1136 had missing information on possession of a latrine.
  13. 1271 had missing information on possession of a cell phone.
  14. 1358 had missing information on possession of a radio.
  15. 1437 had missing information on possession of a generator.
  16. Note: significant (p < 0.05) findings in bold.