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Table 4 Age appropriateness of infant vaccinations by antigens in the Kilinochchi district

From: Was there a disparity in age appropriate infant immunization uptake in the theatre of war in the North of Sri Lanka at the height of the hostilities?: a cross-sectional study in resettled areas in the Kilinochchi district

Type of vaccine

Number (%) vaccinated age appropriately (95% CI)

Number (%) vaccinated later than the recommended day

Number (%) vaccinated earlier than the due date

Number (%) vaccinated, yet dates not available

BCG

282 (94)

14 (4.6)

0

4 (1.3)

 

(95% CI= 91.2-96.6)

   

DPT 1+Hep B 1

133 (44.3)

136 (45.3)

9 (3)

22 (7.3)

 

(95% CI= 38.6-49.9)

   

OPV 1

133 (44.3)

136 (45.3)

9 (3)

22 (7.3)

 

(95% CI=38.6-49.9)

   

DPT 2+Hep B 2

137 (45.6)

158 (52.6)

0

5 (1.7)

 

(95% CI=39.9-51.2)

   

OPV 2

137 (45.6)

158 (52.6)

0

5 (1.7)

 

(95% CI=39.9-51.2)

   

DPT 3 +Hep B 3

83 (28)

211 (71.3)

2 (0.7)

0

 

(95% CI=22.9-33.1)

   

OPV 3

83 (28)

211 (71.3)

2 (0.7)

0

 

(95% CI=22.9-33.1)

   

Measles

135 (49%)

110 (40)

2 (0.7)

28 (10.2)

 

(95% CI=46-52)