Universal Immunization Programme: Determinants of Immunization

ISBN-13: 9783659763915 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 112 str.

Patra Nilanjan

Opis

The study analyses the effects of some selected demographic and socioeconomic predictor variables on likelihood of immunization of a child for six vaccine-preventable diseases covered under UIP from the demand-side assuming ceteris paribus supply-side bottlenecks. It focuses on immunization coverage a) in all India, b) in rural and urban areas in India, c) for DPT, Polio, and partial immunization in India, d) for three groups of states, namely, Empowered Action Group, North-Eastern and other states, and e) for three states, namely, Bihar, Tamilnadu, and West Bengal. The study applies logistic regression model to National Family Health Survey-2 (1998-99) data. Excepting a few cases, the results are consistent across different models. Likelihood increases with residence, mothers education level, mothers exposure to mass media, mothers awareness about immunization, antenatal care during pregnancy, standard of living index of household, electricity, female household-headship, mothers empowerment index, and sex of the child; it decreases with birth-order irrespective of the sex of the child. Religion, caste/ tribe and zone of states also have some effects.

O autorze

Nilanjan Patra did his PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University. His research areas are Health Economics, Gender Issues, Economic Development, Regional Study. His research works are published in internal and national journals and edited volumes. He has more than six years of research and teaching experience. Now he teaches at Bangabasi Morning College.