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Table 3 Tetanus toxoid immunization during pregnancy for the last birth in the five years preceding the survey

From: Inequities in accessibility to and utilisation of maternal health services in Ghana after user-fee exemption: a descriptive study

Background characteristic

Percent receiving two or more injections during last pregnancy

Percent whose last birth was protected against neonatal tetanus

Number of mothers

Birth outcome

   

 Live birth

61.9

79.6

4,847

 Stillbirth

47.3

69.4

81

Mother’s age at birth

   

 <20

59.5

72.4

534

 20–30

62.2

80.4

3,391

 35–49

61.1

79.9

1,003

Birth order

   

 0–1

66.2

73.8

1,051

 2–3

60.4

81.4

1,769

 4–5

60.3

81.8

1,161

 6+

60.8

79.1

948

Residence

   

 Urban

64.9

82.7

1

 Rural

60

77.7

3

Region

   

 Ashanti

60.7

85.5

922

 Brong Ahafo

59.5

80.8

564

 Central

64.6

84.9

479

 Eastern

57.7

78.4

567

 Greate Accra

57.6

74

470

 Northern

67

69.8

699

 Volta

54.6

78.5

451

 Upper East

73.7

77.7

225

 Upper West

71.4

79.1

152

 Western

62.4

83.5

400

Education

   

 None

60.6

72

1,678

 Primary

58.5

80.1

1,102

 Middle/JSS

63.2

84.8

1,797

 Secondary+

69.2

84.8

350

Wealth quintile

   

 Lowest

61.6

74.1

1,074

 Second

57.3

75.5

1,061

 Middle

61.2

81.6

975

 Fourth

62.1

82.6

983

 Highest

67.6

85

835

Total

61.7

79.4

4,928