Measles delay in India: the role of parents’ behaviour

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https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20221323

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Immunisation timeliness, Measles, Cox proportional hazard regression, India

Abstract

Background: Objectives were to identify the factors influencing the timeliness of measles immunisation in India, as well as to explore whether parental behaviour in health care seeking facilities varies depending on the gender of child.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken in India using secondary data from the fourth phase of the district level household and facility survey (DLHS 4). To estimate the age-specific coverage rates scientifically and thoroughly Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was applied. The risk factors for delayed measles immunisation were identified by using cox proportional hazard regression model.

Results: Individual factors, social factors, awareness, and facilitatory factors all have a significant impact on the timeliness of measles immunisation in India. Additionally, it can also be concluded that in the case of a male child, institutional delivery significantly improves health-seeking behaviour among the parents compared to a female child. 

Conclusions: Numerous elements like the place of residence, economic position, and caste limit the timeliness of measles immunisation in India. Parents' health-seeking behaviour is also significant in the list of influential factors, like mother’s antenatal visit during pregnancy, the child's place of delivery, and motivation for child immunisation. In India child's gender and birth order discovered to have an impact on measles immunisation timeliness. Furthermore, we discovered that parents' health-seeking behaviour is not gender-neutral, but rather favours male child more.

 

Author Biographies

Dipankar Roy, Department of Economics, Government Model Degree College, Borkhola, Assam, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics

Avijit Debnath, Department of Economics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India

Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Munmi Sarma, Department of Economics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India

PhD Research Scholar, Department of Economics

Dipanjan Roy, Department of General Surgery, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery

Kinnor Das, Apollo Clinic Silchar, Assam, India

Consultant Dermatologist

Joydeep Roy, Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Silchar, Assam, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy

Sandip Rudra Paul, Department of Economics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India

PhD Research Scholar, Department of Economics

Biraj Dey, Department of Economics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India

PhD Research Scholar, Department of Economics

Pinak Pratim Das, Department of Economics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India

PhD Research Scholar, Department of Economics

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2022-05-27

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Roy, D., Debnath, A., Sarma, M., Roy, D., Das, K., Roy, J., Paul, S. R., Dey, B., & Das, P. P. (2022). Measles delay in India: the role of parents’ behaviour. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 10(6), 1253–1259. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20221323

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