Table 4. Coverage and Timeliness of Vaccination Before (2011) and During (2012) Introduction of the UI Tool, 3 Villages of Timor-Leste
BCGPenta 1Penta 3Measles
Before (N = 155)During (N = 236)Before (N = 155)During (N = 236)Before (N = 155)During (N = 236)Before (N = 155)During (N = 236)
Eligible to receive antigen, n (%)155 (100)236 (100)155 (100)236 (100)155 (100)236 (100)147 (95)194 (82)
Received antigen, n (%)154 (99)232 (98)152 (98)218 (92)147 (95)184 (78)137 (93)110 (57)
Age at vaccination, mean, days for BCG, weeks for all others352412924214441
Vaccinated within recommended age range,a n (%)57 (37)104 (45)62 (41)111 (51)43 (29)50 (27)104 (76)89 (81)
Vaccinated too early, n (%)--17 (11)46 (21)4 (3)6 (3)19 (14)18 (16)
  • Abbreviations: BCG, bacille Calmette-Guérin; Penta, pentavalent; UI, Uma Imunizasaun.

  • a For BCG, data refer to those vaccinated between 0–13 days.