Estimating the distribution of morbidity and mortality of childhood diarrhea, measles, and pneumonia by wealth group in low-and middle-income countries

AY Chang, C Riumallo-Herl, JA Salomon, SC Resch… - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Equitable access to vaccines has been suggested as a priority for low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs). However, it is unclear whether providing equitable access …

The equity impact vaccines may have on averting deaths and medical impoverishment in developing countries

AY Chang, C Riumallo-Herl, NA Perales, S Clark… - Health …, 2018 - healthaffairs.org
With social policies increasingly directed toward enhancing equity through health programs,
it is important that methods for estimating the health and economic benefits of these …

Immunization equity

AR Hinman, MA McKinlay - Vaccine, 2015 - Elsevier
Health inequities are the unjust differences in health among different social groups.
Unfortunately, inequities are the norm, both in terms of health status and access to, and use …

[HTML][HTML] Child vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa: Increasing coverage addresses inequalities

FT Bobo, A Asante, M Woldie, A Dawson, A Hayen - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Vaccines have substantially contributed to reducing morbidity and mortality
among children, but inequality in coverage continues to persist. In this study, we aimed to …

Socioeconomic inequalities in child vaccination in low/middle-income countries: what accounts for the differences?

M Hajizadeh - J Epidemiol Community Health, 2018 - jech.bmj.com
Background Socioeconomic inequalities in child vaccination continue to be a global public
health concern. This study aimed to measure and identify factors associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Poverty reduction and equity benefits of introducing or scaling up measles, rotavirus and pneumococcal vaccines in low-income and middle-income countries …

C Riumallo-Herl, AY Chang, S Clark, D Constenla… - BMJ Global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Beyond their impact on health, vaccines can lead to large economic benefits.
While most economic evaluations of vaccines have focused on the health impact of vaccines …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative distributional impact of routine immunization and supplementary immunization activities in delivery of measles vaccine in low-and middle …

A Portnoy, M Jit, S Helleringer, S Verguet - Value in Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives In many countries, measles disproportionately affects poorer households. To
achieve equitable delivery, national immunization programs can use 2 main delivery …

Vaccine equity in low and middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HA Ali, AM Hartner, S Echeverria-Londono… - International journal for …, 2022 - Springer
Background Evidence to date has shown that inequality in health, and vaccination coverage
in particular, can have ramifications to wider society. However, whilst individual studies have …

Change in full immunization inequalities in Indian children 12–23 months: an analysis of household survey data

B Wahl, M Gupta, DJ Erchick, BN Patenaude… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background India has made substantial progress in improving child health in recent years.
However, the country continues to account for a large number of vaccine preventable child …

Socioeconomic and residence‐based related inequality in childhood vaccination in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from Benin

E Budu, BO Ahinkorah, W Guets… - Health science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Childhood vaccination remains a cost‐effective strategy that
has expedited the control and elimination of numerous diseases. Although coverage of new …