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Thorax 54:762-764 doi:10.1136/thx.54.9.762
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Administration of the BCG vaccination using the multipuncture method in schoolchildren: a comparison with the intradermal method

Table 2

Inflammatory changes in the injection site and attitude towards BCG vaccination. Odds ratio refers to the multipuncture method

Intradermal method (n = 88) Multipuncture method (n = 81) Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) χ2 p value
Apprehension from injection 49 (55.7%) 53 (65.4%) 0.66 (0.34 to 1.29)  1.4 NS
Pain 51 (58%) 23 (28.4%) 0.49 (0.33 to 0.72) 15.0 <0.001
Inflammatory changes 47 (58.0%) 10 (12.3%) 0.23 (0.13 to 0.43) 30.0 <0.001
Vesiculation 24 (27.3%)  0 (0%) —2-150 25.6 <0.001
Discharge from BCG site 13 (14.8%)  1 (1.2%) 0.8 (0.01 to 0.62) 10.1 <0.002
Scar visible 88 (100%) 67 (82.7%) 0.83 (0.75 to 0.91) 16.5 <0.001
  • 2-150 Odds ratio could not be calculated due to the zero value.

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