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Table 3 Distribution of vaccine dose administration timing following recommended vaccination schedule among children aged 0–59 months

From: EPI immunization coverage, timeliness and dropout rate among children in a West Cameroon health district: a cross sectional study

Vaccine Antigens

N

Frequency of vaccination timing following the recommended schedule ((n, (%))

  

First week following the recommended schedule

Second week following the recommended schedule

Third week following the recommended schedule

Fourth week following the recommended schedule

2–5 months following the recommended schedule

6–11 months following the recommended schedule

More than a year

Number of doses administered before the recommended period

BCG

382

147 (38.5)

87 (22.8)

34 (8.9)

25 (6.5)

81 (21.2)

1 (0.3)

7 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

Polio 0

359

142 (39.6)

76 (21.2)

32 (8.9)

23 (6.4)

76 (21.2)

0 (0.0)

10 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

DPT-Hi + Hb 1

360

142 (39.4)

55 (15.3)

23 (6.4)

20 (5.6)

47 (13.1)

3 (0.8)

3 (0.8)

67 (18.6)

DPT-Hi + Hb 2

315

80 (25.4)

61 (19.4)

30 (9.5)

23 (7.3)

72 (22.9)

4 (1.3)

2 (0.6)

43 (13.7)

DPT-Hi + Hb 3

268

44 (16.4)

44 (16.4)

33 (12.3)

13 (6.3)

85 (31.7)

7 (2.6)

4 (1.5)

34 (12.7)

Polio 1

345

141 (40.9)

49 (14.2)

22 (6.4)

19 (5.5)

45 (13.0)

2 (0.6)

3 (0.9)

64 (18.6)

Polio 2

300

76 (25.3)

62 (20.7)

28 (9.3)

25 (8.3)

65 (21.7)

3 (1.0)

2 (0.7)

39 (13.0)

Polio 3 or VPI

259

39 (15.1)

43 (16.6)

35 (13.5)

20 (7.7)

78 (30.1)

4 (1.5)

2 (0.8)

38 (14.7)

Measle rubella or Measles

154

20 (13.0)

27 (17.5)

23 (14.9)

12 (7.8)

45 (29.2)

3 (1.9)

1 (0.6)

23 (14.9)