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Abstract
Objective To study the BCG vaccination scars of under 5 year old children who were admitted to a tertiary care hospital Design Cross sectional descriptive study Setting Ward 3, Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) Method All children between 6 and 60 months of age, admitted to ward 3 LRH from October 15 th to December 30 th 2006, were included in the study. The intervieweradministered questionnaire and examination of the child for BCG scar were the methods used to collect the data. Results: Of 1010 patients admitted to ward 3 LRH during the study period, 923 were analysed. BCG vaccine had been given to all patients. Whilst 821 (89%) patients had the BCG scar, 102 (11%) did not have it. Among patients with the BCG scar, 20% had received BCG vaccine in non tertiary care hospitals, whereas in patients with absent BCG scar, this figure was 35% (p=0.003; p<0.05). In the Child Health Development Record (CHDR), the BCG scar column had been marked in only 554 (64%). Among 102 patients with absent BCG scar, revaccination was not indicated in 20 (21%) because the BCG scar had been marked as positive in the CHDR. However, 96 had not been revaccinated. Common reasons for non revaccination were: unawareness of mothers regarding absent BCG scar (38.5%) and postponement of revaccination (24%). Conclusion There was a significant number of patients with absent BCG scars indicating need for larger scale studies.
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ObjectiveTo study the BCG vaccination scars of under 5 year old children who were admitted to a tertiary care hospital
BCG vaccine had been given to all patients
Among patients with the BCG scar, 20% had received BCG vaccine in non tertiary care hospitals, whereas in patients with absent BCG scar, this figure was 35% (p=0.003; p
Summary
To study the BCG vaccination scars of under 5 year old children who were admitted to a tertiary care hospital by assessing: 1. the proportion of patients without a BCG scar.2. whether revaccination was done in the case of absent BCG scar and if not, the reasons for non revaccination.3. whether any relationship exists between maternal education and revaccination.4. whether there is any association between absent BCG scar and the category of hospital/clinic where the BCG was given. To study the BCG vaccination scars of under 5 year old children who were admitted to a tertiary care hospital by assessing: 1. The proportion of patients without a BCG scar. 2. whether revaccination was done in the case of absent BCG scar and if not, the reasons for non revaccination. 3. whether any relationship exists between maternal education and revaccination. 4. whether there is any association between absent BCG scar and the category of hospital/clinic where the BCG was given
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