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Table 1 Characteristic of subjects with AEFI (n = 388)

From: Temporal association between serious bleeding and immunization: vitamin K deficiency as main causative factor

Characteristics

Bleeding

(n = 55)

No Bleeding

(n = 333)

Age

0-1 year

45

(81.8%)

313

(94.0%)

1–2 year

6

(10.9%)

15

(4.5%)

> 2 year

4

(7.3%)

5

(1.5%)

Gender

Male

44

(80.0%)

196

(58.9%)

Female

11

(20.0%)

137

(41.1%)

Vaccination

Hep B0

22

(40.0%)

68

(20.4%)

BCG

12

(21.8%)

25

(7.5%)

Polio

0

0

14

(4.2%)

DTP

3

(5.4%)

36

(10.8%)

DTP-HB

4

(7.3%)

91

(27.4%)

DTP-HB-Hib

9

(16.4%)

72

(21.6%)

Measles

4

(7.3%)

22

(6.6%)

Td

1

(1.8%)

5

(1.5%)

AEFI classification

Vaccine reaction

0

0

149

(44.8%)

Program error

4

(7.3%)

45

(13.5%)

Coincidence

41

(74.5%)

56

(16.8%)

Injection reaction

0

0

58

(17.4%)

Unknown

10

(18.2%)

25

(7.5%)

Outcomes

Recovered

37

(67.3%)

298

(89.5%)

Sequelae

2

(3.6%)

12

(3.6%)

Died

16

(29.1%)

23

(6.9%)