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Percentage of women age 15-49 years with a live birth in the last 2 years protected against neonatal tetanus, Afghanistan, 2010-2011
Percentage of
women who
received at least
2 doses during
Percentage of women who did not receive two or more
doses during last pregnancy but received:
Protected
against
tetanus 1
Number of
women
with a live
birth in the
Primary 34.0 15.5 2.1 1.6 0.8 54.0 286
Secondary + 47.1 9.5 2.3 0.5 1.2 60.6 268
Wealth index quintile
Poorest 24.6 6.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 32.4 933
Second 28.7 7.9 0.8 0.3 0.0 37.7 1,029
Middle 30.4 8.6 1.0 0.0 0.2 40.2 993
Fourth 34.5 7.9 0.8 0.2 0.3 43.8 967
Richest 35.2 10.2 1.9 1.6 0.8 49.8 944
Total 30.7 8.3 1.1 .4 .3 40.8 4,865
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MICS indicator 3.7
Only 41% of women with a birth in the last two years are protected against tetanus (Table 6.4).
Mother s education level and household wealth were found to have a positive association with
neonatal tetanus protection. As mothers are more educated, they tend to be more vaccinated
(39% among mothers without education compared to 61% among mothers with secondary
education or higher). Almost half of women from the wealthiest households are protected
against neonatal tetanus, while only one in three women from the poorest wealth quintile are
protected.
Figure 6.2 shows the protection of women against neonatal tetanus by major background
characteristics. Women living in the Central region are the most protected against tetanus
(51%) followed by the North Eastern region (49%). The lowest coverage of neonatal tetanus
vaccination is found in the Southern and Western regions, where only one in four women are
protected (24%). There is a disparity between urban and rural areas in neonatal tetanus
protection (48 % versus 39%).
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