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Determinants of childhood immunisation coverage in urban poor settlements of Delhi, India: a cross-sectional study

Authored by:

Devasenapathy, N., Ghosh Jerath, S., Sharma, S., et al.

Full Citation:

Devasenapathy, N., Ghosh Jerath, S., Sharma, S., et al. 2016. Determinants of childhood immunisation coverage in urban poor settlements of Delhi, India: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 6:e013015.

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Disparities in immunization coverage between girls and boys persist despite apparent equity in coverage at the national or global level. Focused efforts to address persistent gender inequities in vaccine coverage are needed.

Key Evidence: In India, inequities in vaccination coverage exist between states, within states, and in urban vs. rural settings. Lower parental education resulted in lower coverage, girls had lower coverage than boys and infants born to families with a large number of children also had lower coverage than others. A direct relationship between household wealth and coverage was also found.

Significant evidence of geographic inequity in vaccine coverage exists within countries, within states, and between populations living in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas.

Children of less educated parents are less likely to have complete or timely immunizations.

Studies have shown that poorer children tend to be vaccinated at lower rates than wealthier children.