WEALTH-BASED INEQUALITY IN CHILD IMMUNIZATION IN INDIA: A DECOMPOSITION APPROACH
Avijit Debnath1, Nairita Bhattacharjee1
1Department of Economics,Assam University,Silchar Assam,India.
Journal of Biosocial Science
|August 15, 2017
Summary
India
Area of Science:
- Child Health
- Public Health
- Health Economics
Background:
- Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) remain a significant global health challenge for children.
- India's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), launched in 1978, aims to reduce VPD incidence.
- Despite progress, significant disparities in child immunization coverage persist across socioeconomic groups in India.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify the key determinants of wealth-based inequality in child immunization coverage in India.
- To analyze factors contributing to disparities in access to essential childhood vaccinations.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from 11,001 women (aged 15-49) and their children (aged 12-23 months) from India's 2007-08 District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-3).
- Employed a novel, modified approximation of Erreyger's decomposition technique to analyze wealth-based inequalities.
Main Results:
- Unequal access to antenatal care was identified as the primary determinant of wealth-based inequality in child immunization.
- The study highlights socioeconomic disparities impacting vaccination rates.
Conclusions:
- Addressing inequities in antenatal care access is crucial for improving child immunization coverage in India.
- Targeted interventions are needed to reduce wealth-based disparities in childhood vaccinations.
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