Household structure and childhood immunization in Niger and Nigeria | Zendy

Anastasia J. Gage | Zendy; Alf Sommerfelt | Zendy; Andrea L. Piani | Zendy

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Household structure and childhood immunization in Niger and Nigeria

Author(s) -

Anastasia J. Gage,

Alf Sommerfelt,

Andrea L. Piani

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

demography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.099

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1533-7790

pISSN - 0070-3370

DOI - 10.2307/2061706

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , immunization , odds , developing country , socioeconomics , demography , geography , environmental health , medicine , population , economic growth , economics , sociology , logistic regression , antigen , immunology

In this study, we use data from the Demographic and Health Surveys to examine the relationship between household structure and childhood immunization in Niger and Nigeria. We show that household structure is an important determinant of childhood immunization in Nigeria: Children from nuclear, elementary polygynous, and three-generational households are worse-off than those from laterally extended households. However, the lower odds of full immunization among children from three-generational and elementary polygynous households are attributable to low economic status and low maternal education levels, respectively. In Niger, household structure does not have a significant effect on children’s likelihood of being fully immunized.

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