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Demand for measles and yellow fever vaccines for children in Ghana: are socio-economic, demographic and Geographic factors relevant?
Authors: Mustapha Immurana, and Arabi Urma
Source: International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 4(2):136-141; doi: 10.14419/ijaes.v4i2.6526
Topic(s): Child health
Immunization
Country: Africa
  Ghana
Published: JUL 2016
Abstract: One of the best ways of Preventing Measles and Yellow fever which are dangerous killers of children is through vaccination. There-fore given the absence of research to the best of our knowledge on the factors that affect demand for Measles and Yellow fever vac-cines among children in Ghana, this study investigated the socio-economic, demographic and geographic factors that affect the de-mand for Measles and Yellow fever vaccines among children in Ghana. By using data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey and the binary probit model, the study among other findings revealed that, Children in the Western region were less likely to have received both the Measles 1 and Yellow fever vaccines. Also urban children and children with unemployed mothers were found to be less likely to have received the Measles 1, Measles 2 and Yellow fever vaccines relative to rural children and children with employed mothers respectively. Also Traditional/Spiritualist/No religion faith children were found to be less likely to have received the Yellow fever vaccine. Further, uneducated mothers, mothers without health insurance and non-wealthy households were found to be less likely to demand the Measles 2 vaccine for their children. This study therefore concludes that Socio-Economic, Demographic and Geographic Factors are relevant determinants of demand for measles and yellow fever vaccines among children in Ghana.
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