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Effect of household relocation on child vaccination and health service utilisation in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional community survey

Authored by:

Horng L, Kakoly NS, Abedin J, et al.

Full Citation:

Horng L, Kakoly NS, Abedin J, et al. 2019. Effect of household relocation on child vaccination and health service utilisation in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional community survey. BMJ Open. 9.

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Children from families that have migrated from other parts of the country have less access to health services and lower vaccination rates than the general population.

Key Evidence: 69% of children under five with severe acute respiratory infections (ARI) from families recently relocated to urban Bangladesh visited a qualified medical provider as compared to 82% of children from households that have lived there for at least two years. After adjusting for wealth and other socioeconomic factors, recent migrants were still 11% less likely to seek treatment for ARI from qualified providers than longer-term residents, indicating the need for targeted efforts aimed towards children in high turnover communities and to link these households with existing health services.