An analysis of the impact of India’s Universal Immunization Program (UIP) on schooling attainment in adults found that women born after the UIP rollout attained 0.29 more schooling grades compared women from the same household born before UIP rollout. Among unmarried women, the UIP was associated with an increment of 1.2 schooling years, which corresponds to as much as an INR 35 (US $0.60) increase in daily wages.
Full Citation:
Nandi A, Kumar S, Shet A et al.. 2020. Childhood vaccinations and adult schooling attainment: Long-term evidence from India’s Universal Immunization Programme. Social Science & Medicine. 250.
Title of Article: Childhood vaccinations and adult schooling attainment: Long-term evidence from India’s Universal Immunization Programme
Author(s): Nandi A, Kumar S, Shet A et al.
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Name: Social Science & Medicine
Publication Volume: 250
Publication Source URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7103780/
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112885
Topics: Cognition & Schooling
Disease Vaccines: Full immunization
Countries: India
WHO Regions: South-East Asia