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10.3 TETANUS TOXOID COVERAGE<br />

Tetanus toxoid injections are given during pregnancy for the prevention of neonatal tetanus, an<br />

important cause of death among infants. For full protection, a pregnant woman should receive at least<br />

two doses during each pregnancy. If a woman has been vaccinated during a previous pregnancy,<br />

however, she may only require one dose for the current pregnancy. Five doses are considered to provide<br />

lifetime protection. Table 10.4 and Figure 10.1 present data on tetanus toxoid coverage during<br />

pregnancy for women who had a birth in the five years preceding the survey. Nearly three in four<br />

women received no tetanus toxoid injection. This indicates that tetanus toxoid vaccination during<br />

pregnancy is not a widespread practice in Ethiopia. Only 9 percent of women received one dose of<br />

tetanus toxoid injection during pregnancy, and 17 percent received two or more doses.<br />

Births to young mothers and lower order births are slightly more likely to be protected against<br />

tetanus than births to older mothers and higher order births. There are marked urban-rural and regional<br />

differences in tetanus toxoid vaccination coverage. Mothers living in urban areas are more likely to be<br />

protected against tetanus than mothers in rural areas. Fifty-eight percent of mothers in urban areas have<br />

received protection during pregnancy, compared with 22 percent of mothers in rural areas. Tetanus<br />

toxoid coverage is highest for mothers in Addis Ababa and lowest for mothers in the<br />

Table 10.4 Tetanus toxoid injections<br />

Percent distribution of women who had a live birth in the five years preceding the survey by number<br />

of tetanus toxoid injections mother received during pregnancy, according to background characteristics,<br />

Ethiopia 2000<br />

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Two Don't<br />

Background No One doses know/<br />

characteristic injection dose or more Missing Total Number<br />

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Mother's age at birth<br />

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