Table 2

Selection criteria employed to decide eligibility for BCG vaccination in 111 Primary Care Trusts with a targeted infant vaccination policy

n (%)*
Infant of parents born in country with incidence >40 per 100000107 (100)
Contact with TB93 (87)
Prolonged travel94 (88)
Parental request14 (13)
Insecure accommodation13 (12)
Socially deprived2 (2)
Asylum seeker/refugees2 (2)
  • *Four observations with missing data.

  • TB, tuberculosis.