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Maternal education, empowerment, economic status, and child polio vaccination uptake in Pakistan: a population based cross sectional study

Authored by:

Khan, M.T., Zaheer, S., Shafique, K.

Full Citation

Khan, M.T., Zaheer, S., Shafique, K. 2017. Maternal education, empowerment, economic status, and child polio vaccination uptake in Pakistan: a population based cross sectional study. BJM Open. 7(3).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Empowering women can lead to greater rates of vaccination among children.

Key Evidence: A study conducted in Pakistan exploring the association of maternal education and empowerment with childhood polio vaccination found a positive association between maternal empowerment, defined as mother’s involvement in decision-making regarding family, healthcare, and other issues, and complete polio vaccination of their children.

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

Key Evidence: In a study designed to explore the association of maternal education and empowerment with childhood polio vaccination rates in Pakistani mothers, it was observed that the highest percentage of completely vaccinated children (72.6%) was seen among mothers of the richest quintile, followed by 63.4%, 58.0%, 49.8%, and 39% for the richer, middle, poorer, and poorest wealth quintiles, respectively.