Determinants of Immunization Behavior in Pakistan
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https://doi.org/10.62843/jssr.v6i3.779Keywords:
Income Inequalities, Immunization Behavior, Female LiteracyAbstract
This study aimed to investigate the variation in the income quintile group in Pakistan with respect to immunization coverage. The study used PSLM 2019-2020 data set to investigate how different socioeconomic factors along with income quintile influence the immunization behavior. The findings of study revealed that there exists significant variation in immunization coverage among income quintile group as the probability value of One-Way ANOVA is recorded less than 5%. The linear probit model results confined that the independent variables are responsible for around 72.8% variation in immunization coverage. The income quintile groups showed that the richest families have 10% higher chances to vaccinate their children as compared to other groups. The results of generalized linear logit model depicts that the probability of completing vaccination in richest families are around 69% higher than that of poorest families. Among provinces, only Sind has 17.01% lower vaccination chances to complete vaccination as compared to KPK while Punjab and Balochistan have 6.62% and 0.93% higher chances to immunize the children. The concentration curve showed very small inequality in immunization coverage across all over Pakistan, while the Lorenz curve showed higher inequality for Sind followed by Balochistan, KPK, and Punjab. Both KPK and Punjab have lower inequality then the overall country. It is recommended for the public sector to reduce the consumption dependent household ratio, increase women literacy, and encourage women participation in the labor market.
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