Linkages between maternal education and childhood immunization in India

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 331-339

  Vikram, Kriti ^a   Vanneman, Reeve ^a   Desai, Sonalde ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b National Council of Applied Economic Research   (India)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Childhood immunization; Communication skill; Fixed effects; Health knowledge; India; Maternal education; Social capital

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

AUTONOMY; CORRELATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; IMMUNIZATION; NEIGHBORHOOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DIPHTHERIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; MEASLES; PARENTAL SCHOOLING; PERTUSSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TETANUS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIA;

EID: 84861337995     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.02.043     Document Type: Article

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