|
|
|
Percentage of pregnant women who received tetanus toxoid vaccine
| Definition | The percentage of pregnant women receiving tetanus toxoid 2nd dose or booster dose.
Tetanus toxoid injections are given during pregnancy in order to prevent neonatal tetanus, a frequent cause of infant deaths when sterile procedures are not observed in cutting the umbilical cord following delivery. |
| Reference | Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. |
| Ref. URL | http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
|
| Keywords | |
Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Reproductive Health -> Maternal health [Related Resources]
| EC | FS | GP | KZN | LP | MP | NC | NW | WC | ZA |
|---|
| Percentage of pregnant women who received tetanus toxoid vaccine [Definition] |
|---|
| 1998 | 57.4 | 75.8 | 37.6 | 74.9 | 80.8 | 61.8 | 53.4 | 56.3 | 17.8 | [1] 58.8 |
|---|
| 2001 | 54.7 | - | - | 82.1 | 71.2 | 74.5 | 46.0 | - | - | [2] 71.0 |
|---|
| 2002 | 53.0 | - | - | 81.1 | 72.1 | 70.5 | 63.5 | - | - | [3] 70.6 |
|---|
| 2003 | 56.2 | 48.1 | - | 82.9 | 55.2 | 72.3 | 59.9 | - | - | [4] 66.5 |
|---|
| 2004 | 52.1 | 65.5 | 57.0 | 83.0 | 68.2 | 70.6 | 67.5 | 31.3 | - | [5] 55.0 |
|---|
| EC: Eastern Cape FS: Free State GP: Gauteng KZN: KwaZulu-Natal LP: Limpopo MP: Mpumalanga NC: Northern Cape NW: North West WC: Western Cape ZA: South Africa |
Notes and References
- SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
Tetanus toxoid coverage is lower for births in urban areas, births in the Western Cape and Gauteng provinces, births to more educated women and births to white women. It is likely that many of the women who do not report having had injections during pregnancy may be protected from tetanus given either during previous pregnancies or during youth.
- DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
Local copy: -
Data extracted June 2004.
- DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
Local copy: -
Data extracted June 2004.
- DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
Local copy: -
Data extracted June 2004.
- DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
Local copy: -
Data extracted May 2005.
|
Health Statistics