| Autor: |
Anu Rammohan, Niyi Awofeso, Kazi Iqbal |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Demographic Research, Vol 30, p 67 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1435-9871 |
| DOI: |
10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.67 |
| Popis: |
Background: Measles is a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease. Gender differences in measles vaccination outcomes have been widely reported in India. Objective: An overlooked factor is whether female children are less likely to be vaccinated age-appropriately. Methods: In this paper we use data from the nationally representative 2008 District Level Household Survey (DLHS) to analyse if there are any gender differences in the propensity to vaccinate a child for measles, and, among the vaccinated sample, whether there are any gender differences in the probability of age-appropriate measles vaccination. Results: Our analysis confirms that girls have both a significantly lower probability of being vaccinated and of being vaccinated age-appropriately. |
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