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Immunization improves health equity amongst poorer income groups

A group of experts evaluated a number of maternal, neonatal, and child health interventions for equity across wealth quintiles using data from 1990-2006. Immunization was found to have the narrowest differences in coverage of services between the poorest and wealthiest children. In other words, of the interventions evaluated, immunization was the most equitable across income groups.

Full Citation:
Countdown 2008 Equity Analysis Group. 2008. Mind the gap: equity and trends in coverage of maternal, newborn and child health services in 54 Countdown countries. Lancet. 371(9620).

Title of Article: Mind the gap: equity and trends in coverage of maternal, newborn and child health services in 54 Countdown countries

Author(s): Countdown 2008 Equity Analysis Group

Publication Year: 2008

Publication Name: Lancet

Publication Volume: 371(9620)

Publication Source URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18406860/

DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60560-7

Topics: Equity

Disease Vaccines: Diarrhea | Pneumonia

Countries: Global