A 2019 analysis of survey data from school aged children in Ethiopia, India and Vietnam shows that children vaccinated against measles achieved 0.2 – 0.3 years of additional schooling compared to children who did not receive the measles vaccine.
Full Citation:
Nandi A, Shet A, Behrman JR et al.. 2019. Anthropometric, cognitive, and schooling benefits of measles vaccination: Longitudinal cohort analysis in Ethiopia, India, and Vietnam. Vaccine. 37(31).
Title of Article: Anthropometric, cognitive, and schooling benefits of measles vaccination: Longitudinal cohort analysis in Ethiopia, India, and Vietnam
Author(s): Nandi A, Shet A, Behrman JR et al.
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Name: Vaccine
Publication Volume: 37(31)
Publication Source URL: https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0264410X19307868?token=DDA9A70520C9D6541151ECFC9972CB01865D2025038B2DE4929FA9AA385C95C8011B8AF3A42C935C6EE309A511398890
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.06.025
Topics: Cognition & Schooling
Disease Vaccines: Measles
Countries: Ethiopia | India | Viet Nam
WHO Regions: Africa | South-East Asia | Western Pacific