Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS

Pregnant women who seek antenatal care generally do so on or before the fifth month of pregnancy.The median time at which mothers started antenatal visits is 4.9 months.Tetanus Toxoid VaccinationsTetanus toxoid injections are given during pregnancy for prevention of neonatal tetanus amongnewborns. This is a fatal disease caused by unhygienic conditions at childbirth. For full protection, it isrecommended that pregnant women receive two doses of the toxoid. However, if a woman was vaccinatedduring a previous pregnancy, she may only require one booster dose during a subsequent pregnancy. Fivedoses are considered to provide lifetime protection. In order to estimate the extent of tetanus toxoid coverageduring pregnancy, the BDHS collected data for each birth in the three years before the survey as to whetherthe mother had received tetanus toxoid vaccinations during pregnancy and. if so, the number of injections.These results are presented in Table 8.3. The data may underestimate the actual extent of protection fromtetanus. since women were asked about vaccination during specific pregnancies. Women who had receivedprior vaccinations may not have received additional injections because they were considered unnecessaryTable8.3 Tetanus toxoid vaccinarionPercent distribution of live births in the three years preceding the survey by number “f tetanustoxoid injections during pregnancy. according to background characLeristics. Bangtadcsh 1993-94Number of tetanus toxoid injectionsBackgroundcbaractnisticTWON”dXFOW doses Don’t know/ ofNOIlL? dose or more Missing Total birlhsMother’s ngr at birthc 20 25.6 15.5 58.7 0.2 100.0 100920.34 35.3 17.3 47.1 0.3 100.0 260735+ 53.6 11.4 34.4 0.5 100.0 234Birth “rdcr1 21 .v 13.5 64.5 0.1 100.0 9972-3 33.1 17.5 48.9 0.5 100.0 14824.5 37.5 20.0 42.4 0.1 100.0 7756+ 51.4 14.0 34.4 0.2 100.0 597RasidcnceUrban 19.1 15.4 64.7 0.8 loo.0 392Rural 35.6 16.6 47.6 0.2 100.0 3458DivisionBti%d 32.3 19.2 4x.5 0.0 100.0 247Chittagong 41.6 12.2 46.1 0.1 loo.0 1174Dhaks 34.2 14.7 50.4 0.6 100.0 1174Khulna 21.4 22.6 55.7 0.2 100.0 423Rajshahi 29.3 21 .o 49.6 0.1 100.0 832Moth&s educationNo education 42.1 16.5 41.2 0.2 loo.0 2214Primary incomplete 32.5 15.1 52.2 0.2 100.0 654Primary urmplete 24.6 16.5 58.1 0.6 loo.0 387Secondary/Highe~ 11.0 17.7 70.9 0.4 loo.0 595All births 33.9 16.4 49.4 0.3 100.0 3850Note: Figures arc for births in the period l-35 months preceding the survey.102