@article{Rammohan_30_67,
author = {Rammohan, Anu and Awofeso, Niyi and Iqbal, Kazi},
title={{Gender differentials in the timing of measles vaccination in rural India}},
journal = {Demographic Research},
volume = {30},
number = {67},
pages = {1825--1848},
doi = {10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.67},
year = {2014},
abstract = {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. },
URL = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol30/67/},
eprint = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol30/67/30-67.pdf}
}