Determinants of BCG vaccination coverage in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study is to assess the determinants of BCG vaccination in Ethiopia from 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS).

Setting

Since Ethiopia has nine regional states and two administrative cities, sample was taken from all the divisions. The population-based sample was intended to provide estimates of key indicators for the country.

Participant

The sampling frame used for the 2016 EDHS is the Ethiopia Population and Housing Census. From 15 683 women recorded in EDHS dataset, women with no child (n=10 379) were excluded from the study. Therefore, the total sample size for this study was 5304 women. The outcome variable was BCG immunisation status of children.

Result

Out of the study participants (n=5304), the majority were i

SUBMITTER: Tsehay AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398717 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature