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Vaccination inequities exist due to housing circumstances and parental education

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.

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.

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

Author(s): Devasenapathy, N., Ghosh Jerath, S., Sharma, S., et al.

Publication Year: 2016

Publication Name: BMJ Open

Publication Volume: 6:e013015

Publication Source URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27566644/

DOI (Digital Object Identifier): http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013015

Topics: Equity

Disease Vaccines: Full immunization

Countries: India

WHO Regions: South-East Asia