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

59 percent of children 12-23 months are fully vaccinated; 14 percent have not received any vaccinations atall.As mentioned earlier, it is recommended that children complete the schedule of immunizations duringtheir first year of life, i.e., by 12 months of age. Table 8.6 shows that, among children age 12-23 months atthe time of interview, 46 percent had been fully vaccinated before their first birthday. With regard to specificvaccines, children were least likely to have received the measles vaccination by age 12 months.Differentials in Vaccination CoverageTable 8.7 shows vaccination coverage rates among children age 12-23 months by selectedbackground characteristics, including the child's sex and birth order, urban-rural residence, division, and themother's education level. The figures refer to the proportion of children receiving the vaccinations at anytime up to the date of the survey and they are based on information from beth the vaccination records andmothers' reports. The table includes information on the proportion of children for whom a vaccination recordwas shown to the interviewer.Table 8.7 Vaccinations by background characteristicsPercentage of children 12-23 months who had received specific vaccines by the time of the survey (according to thevaccination card or the mother's report) and the percentage with a vaccinataon card, by selected background characteristics,Bangladesh 1993-94Percentage of children who received:PercentwithDPT Polio vacci- NumberBackground nation ofcharacteristics BCG 1 2 3+ l 2 3+ Measles All I None card chtidrenSexMale 88.4 85.4 78.5 68.4 86.6 79.1 68.9 72.5 62.1 11.3 48.3 591Female 82 3 81.9 76.3 63.5 81.8 76 4 64.6 65.1 55.6 16.7 42.6 580Birth order1 87.7 86.0 78.4 66.5 87.0 79.1 67.3 73.1 61.5 11.7 44.9 2892-3 86.2 85.0 79.7 69.2 85.1 79.8 70.6 71.4 61.5 13.3 45.5 4554-5 86.2 83.8 77.4 64.0 85.0 77.5 62.8 65.6 55.9 13.2 48.6 2436+ 78.8 76.3 70.1 59.9 76.9 70.9 61.7 60.3 52.2 20.5 42.2 184ResidenceUrban 91.3 89.9 88.4 78.5 90.4 89.3 79.3 77.9 70.4 8.7 50.5 121Rural 84.7 82.9 76.1 64.5 83.5 76.4 65.3 67.8 57 5 14.6 44.9 1051DivisionBarisal 91.2 88.8 86.3 80.8 89.6 85.5 82.0 81.2 73.2 8.8 58.9 80Chittagong 78.7 77.7 71.8 59.5 77.5 72.3 61.0 63.2 53.7 20.3 39.1 385Dhaka 84.6 82.1 73.6 56.8 83.0 73.9 57.4 60.7 49.2 154 43.0 349Khulna 91.8 91.0 89.4 87.8 91.0 90.2 87.8 85.4 80.7 7.5 59.6 128Rajshahi 92.3 90.1 82.9 73.5 91.7 83.1 73.5 77.3 65.0 6.8 47.4 230Mother's educationNo education 80.2 78.5 70.9 59.1 78.8 71.2 60.3 61.0 51.7 19.2 44.0 679Primary incomplete 89.0 85.9 80.7 67.5 87.9 81.6 67.6 72.5 59.4 10.5 46.6 189Primary complete 92.6 90.7 85.9 75.4 92.2 87.2 76.3 77.7 67.2 6.2 47.8 107Secondary/Higher 96.0 95.4 92.1 83.4 95.2 91.6 83.0 87.8 78.5 3.5 48.5 196All children 85.4 83.6 77.4 66.0 84.2 77.7 66.8 68.9 58.9 14.0 45.5 1171Note: The DPT coverage rate for children without a written record is assumed to be the same as that for polio vaccine sincemothers were specifically asked whether the chdd had received polio vaccine.IChildren who are fully vaccinated (i.e., those who have received BCG, measles and three doses of DlYl" and polio).108