District-level variations in childhood immunizations in India: The role of socio-economic factors and health infrastructure

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 145, Issue , 2015, Pages 163-172

  Rammohan, Anu ^a   Awofeso, Niyi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED SMART UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Childhood immunization; Districts; DPT 3; India; Measles

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIPHTHERIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCOME; INDIA; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PERTUSSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; TETANUS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; INFANT; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

INDIA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MASS VACCINATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84946482916     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.05.004     Document Type: Article

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