Table 2 An overview of the outcomes of the study assessing BCG vaccination skin reaction and subsequent scaring - stratified by sex and vaccinator
Wheal | Bulge | No reaction | Wheal size (mm) | Scar | No scar | Scar size (mm) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | mean (95% CI) | n | n | (%) | n | (%) | mean (95% CI) | n | |
Total | 427 | (87) | 56 | (11) | 9 | (2) | 3.8 (3.7–3.9) | 395 | 442 | (95) | 24 | (5) | 4.6 (4.5–4.8) | 442 |
Boy | 227 | (88) | 29 | (11) | 1a | (1) | 3.9 (3.7–3.9) | 205 | 232 | (95) | 12 | (5) | 4.7 (4.5–4.8) | 232 |
Girl | 200 | (85) | 27 | (12) | 8 | (3) | 3.8 (3.6–3.9) | 190 | 210 | (95) | 12 | (5) | 4.5 (4.3–4.7) | 210 |
Vaccinator | ||||||||||||||
A | 307 | (84) | 49 | (14) | 8 | (2) | 3.8 (3.7–3.9) | 280 | 326 | (94) | 20 | (5) | 4.7 (4.5–4.9) | 326 |
B | 59 | (92) | 4 | (6) | 1 | (2) | 3.5 (3.3–3.8) | 55 | 53 | (93) | 4 | (6) | 4.1 (3.8–4.5) | 53 |
C | 61 | (95) | 3 | (5) | 0 | (0) | 4.3 (4.1–4.4)b | 60 | 63 | (100)c | 0 | (0) | 4.8 (4.5–5.1) | 63 |