Household expenditure for immunization among children in India: a two-part model approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the Indian government's Universal Immunization Program (UIP), the progress of full immunization coverage is plodding. The cost of delivering routine immunization varies widely across facilities within country and across country. However, the cost an individual bears on child immunization has not been focussed. In this context, this study tries to estimate the expenditure on immunization which an individual bears and the factors affecting immunization coverage at the regional level.

Methods

Using the 75th round of National Sample Survey Organization data, the present paper attempts to check the individual expenditure on immunization and the factors affecting immunization coverage at the regional level. Descriptive statistics and multivariate regression anal

SUBMITTER: Srivastava S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8459463 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature