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Table 1 Background characteristics for BCG vaccinated and BCG unvaccinated children in a cohort of 819 children in Mbale, Eastern Uganda

From: Child survival and BCG vaccination: a community based prospective cohort study in Uganda

 

BCG vaccination status

Variable

Unvaccinated N = 172 n (%)

Vaccinated N = 647 n (%)

Maternal age

  <20 years

39 (22.7)

142 (22.0)

  20-24

51 (29.7)

212 (32.2)

  25-29

47 (27.3)

150 (23.2)

  ≥30

35 (20.6)

143 (22.1)

Parity

  0

47 (27.3)

153 (23.7)

  1-2

50 (29.1)

198 (30.6)

  3-4

38 (22.1)

151 (23.3)

  5 or more

37 (21.5)

145 (22.4)

Mother’s education

  >7 years

44 (25.6)

196 (30.3)

  ≤7 years

128 (74.4)

451 (69.7)

Residence

  

  Rural

118 (68.6)

517 (79.9)

  Urban

54 (31.4)

130 (20.1)

Marital status

  Married

103 (59.9)

402 (62.1)

  Co-habiting

47 (27.3)

193 (29.8)

  Othera

22 (12.8)

52 (8.04)

Maternal HIV status

  Negative

31 (18.0)

110 (17.0)

  Positive

5 (2.91)

10 (1.55)

  Don’t know

136 (79.1)

527 (81.5)

Household wealth index

  Poorest 20%

28 (16.3)

135 (20.9)

  Middle 40%

65 (37.8)

261 (40.3)

  Richest 40%

79 (45.9)

251 (38.7)

Antenatal care attendance

  No

117 (68.0)

473 (73.1)

  Yes

55 (32.0)

174 (26.9)

Place of birth

  Home/TBA

114 (66.3)

333 (51.5)

  Hospital/clinic

58 (33.7)

314 (48.5)

Peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding

  No

88 (51.2)

306 (47.3)

  Yes

84 (48.8)

341 (52.7)

  1. aIncludes women that were separated, divorced or widowed.