Table 2.
The uptake of childhood vaccines by residence during the Tigray war from November2020 to June 2021
| Vaccine uptake | Residence | Chi-square test (P-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural (%) | Urban (%) | ||
| BCG (n = 4381) | < 0.001* | ||
| Yes | 1221(50.3) | 1206(49.7) | |
| No | 1676(85.8) | 278(14.2) | |
| Rota2 (n = 4073) | < 0.001* | ||
| Yes | 792(45.2) | 959(54.8) | |
| No | 1874(80.7) | 448(19.3) | |
| OPV3 (n = 3735) | < 0.001* | ||
| Yes | 509(38.7) | 806(61.3) | |
| No | 1930(79.8) | 490(20.2) | |
| Penta3 (n = 3735) | < 0.001* | ||
| Yes | 512(38.9) | 804(61.1) | |
| No | 1927(79.7) | 492(20.3) | |
| PCV3 (n = 3735) | < 0.001* | ||
| Yes | 500(39.5) | 766(60.5) | |
| No | 1939(78.5) | 530(21.5) | |
| Measles (n = 1353) | < 0.001* | ||
| Yes | 173(35.7) | 312(64.3) | |
| No | 659(75.9) | 208(24.1) | |
| Fully vaccinated (n = 1353) | < 0.001* | ||
| Yes | 85(31.4) | 186(68.6) | |
| No | 747(69.0) | 335(31.0) | |
* Statistically significant at P value 0.001 BCG = Bacille Calmette-Guerin OPV = Oral Polio Virus; PCV = Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine