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Maternal Education and Child Immunization

Author(s) -

Kim Streatfield,

Masri Singarimbun,

Ian Diamond

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

demography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.099

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1533-7790

pISSN - 0070-3370

DOI - 10.2307/2061378

Subject(s) - immunization , indonesian , health education , medicine , formal education , population , demography , environmental health , public health , psychology , immunology , nursing , sociology , pedagogy , linguistics , philosophy , antigen

This article explores the hypothesis that formal education of women results in increased child survival because of greater knowledge of the protective function of the major childhood immunizations. Education is also associated with greater awareness of proper immunization schedules. Irrespective of mother's formal education level, specific immunization knowledge is associated with an increased likelihood of using immunization. The Indonesian analysis is important as a model for preventive health campaigns among other populations with low education levels among women.

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