A study of the socioeconomic factors associated with incomplete immunization coverage among children in India shows that this is significantly concentrated among children belonging to poorer households. The study is based on unit-level data from India’s National Sample Survey: “Social Consumption: Health Survey NSS 75th Round (2017-18) database, and identified the major factors contributing towards horizontal and vertical equity.
The decomposition reveals that lower education, lower consumption and rural habitation are the major factors driving the corresponding inequity, and community health services have contributed towards reducing the inequity in child immunization significantly.
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