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标题：Gender differentials in the timing of measles vaccination in rural India
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作者：Anu Rammohan ; Niyi Awofeso ; Kazi Iqbal 等
期刊名称：Demographic Research
印刷版ISSN：1435-9871
电子版ISSN：1435-9871
出版年度：2014
卷号：30
页码：1825-1848
DOI：10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.67
出版社：Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
摘要：Background: Measles is a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease. Gender differences in measles vaccination outcomes have been widely reported in India. Objective: An overlooked factor is whether female children are less likely to be vaccinated age-appropriately. Methods: In this paper we use data from the nationally representative 2008 District Level Household Survey (DLHS) to analyse if there are any gender differences in the propensity to vaccinate a child for measles, and, among the vaccinated sample, whether there are any gender differences in the probability of age-appropriate measles vaccination. Results: Our analysis confirms that girls have both a significantly lower probability of being vaccinated and of being vaccinated age-appropriately.
关键词：age appropriateness;gender;India;Measles vaccination