Eradicating diseases: The effect of conditional cash transfers on vaccination coverage in rural Nicaragua

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 611-621

  Barham, Tania ^a   Maluccio, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional cash transfers; Demand side incentives; Eradication; Nicaragua; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INCENTIVE; RURAL AREA; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DIPHTHERIA; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; NICARAGUA; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZATION; RURAL AREA; TETANUS; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTIVATION; NICARAGUA; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 67349184492     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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