Table 1

Selected demographics and vaccination coverage among Haitian children five years and under

N
 % [95%CI]
Demographics of mothers

Age (years)
 691
 100.0
     <25
 234
 34.2 [32.2, 36.2]
     25–34
 299
 42.6 [40.4, 44.8]
     35–44
 131
 19.4 [17.7, 21.2]
     >44
 27
 3.9 [3.2, 4.7]
Education
 675
 100.0
     No formal education
 171
 24.1 [20.7, 27.9]
     Elementary
 361
 52.5 [48.1, 56.8]
     Secondary
 143
 23.5 [19.9, 27.4]
Religion
 683
 100.0
     Protestant
 243
 34.0 [30.0, 38.2]
     Catholic
 224
 39.9 [29.9, 38.1]
     Vodoo
 216
 32.1 [28.2, 36.3]
Distance to hospital or health center (minutes)
 673
 100.0
     0–15
 116
 17.2 [14.9, 21.7]
     16–30
 148
 22.0 [17.1, 28.4]
     31–45
 140
 20.8 [16.8, 25.7]
     46–60
 73
 10.9 [6.5, 14.8]
     > 60
 196
 29.1 [25.3, 34.8]
Child vaccination

BCG
 615/648
 93.6 [90.9, 95.5]
Polio 1 and Diptheria-Pertussis and Tetanus 1
 563/655
 83.9 [80.3, 86.9]
Polio 3 and Diptheria-Pertussis and Tetanus 3
 420/653
 63.1 [58.7, 67.3]
     Measles
 330/657
 51.3 [46.9, 55.7]
     Fully immunized
 319/683
 47.0 [42.7, 51.3]
Use of traditional healer's services
 691
 100.0
     Often or always
 120
 16.6 [13.6, 20.0]
     Sometimes
 233
 31.7 [27.9, 35.9]
     Never
 336
 51.7 [47.4, 56.0]

Muula et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2009 8:1   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-8-1

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