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. 1998 May 23;316(7144):1569–1570. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7144.1569

Table.

Baseline characteristics and immunisation uptake in intervention and control groups. Values are numbers (percentages) of subjects unless stated otherwise

Intervention A (n=153) Intervention B (n=159) Control (n=139)
Sex:
 Male 70 (46) 79 (50) 71 (51)
 Female 83 (54) 80 (50) 68 (49)
Ethnic group:
 White 117 (76)  125 (79)  111 (80) 
 Other 36 (24) 34 (21) 28 (20)
Mean (SD) maternal age (years) 28.4 (5.3)  27.7 (5.7)  29.7 (5.5) 
Median (range) maternal parity 1.3 (0-7) 1.5 (0-7) 1.5 (0-8)
Immunisation uptake*:
 Any immunisation 46 (30) 42 (26) 45 (32)
 Primary course 25/76 (33)    24/82 (29)    23/74 (31)   
 Measles, mumps, and rubella 21/77 (27)    18/77 (23)    22/65 (34)   
*

95% Confidence intervals for difference in proportion between intervention groups and control group (values are percentages): any immunisation—intervention A −2.3 (−13.0 to 8.4), intervention B −6.0 (−16.4 to 4.4); primary course—intervention A 2.2 (−12.9 to 17.3), intervention B −1.5 (−15.9 to 12.9); measles, mumps, and rubella—intervention A −6.5 (−21.7 to 8.7), intervention B −9.8 (−24.7 to 5.1).