Journal article
Gender based within-household inequality in childhood immunization in India: Changes over time
Findings from household fixed effects analysis indicated that the immunization scores of girls were significantly lower than that of boys. The inequality decompositions revealed that, at the all-India level, the absolute level of gender based within-household inequality (GWHI) in immunization status decreased from 0.035 in 1992-93 to 0.023 in 2005-06. However, as a percentage of total inequality, it increased marginally (15.5% to 16.5%). In absolute terms, GWHI decreased in all the regions except in the North-East. But, as a percentage of total inequality it increased in the North-Eastern, Western and Southern regions. The main conclusions are the following: GWHI contributes substantially to the overall inequality in immunization status of Indian children; and though the overall inequality in immunization status declined in all the regions, the changes in GWHI were mixed.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2012
Journal
PlosOne
Volume
4
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Service delivery
Countries
- India
Tags
- Coverage monitoring
- Gender
- Health promotion
WHO Regions
- South-East Asia Region
