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Health Policy and Planning; 10(3): 304-311
© 1995

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Factors affecting acceptance of immunization among children in rural Bangladesh

ABBAS BHUIYA1,, ISMAT BHUIY2 and MUSHTAQUE CHOWDHURY3

1International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
2 Population Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3 BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abbas Bhuiya, Population Studies Centre, ICDDR.B, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

This paper uses the Bangladesh Fertility Survey 1989 data to identify the factors affecting acceptance of immunization among children in rural Bangladesh. Acceptance of DPT, measles and BCG vaccinations were the dependent variables. The independent variables included proximity to health facilities, frequency of visit by health worker, respondent's mobility, media exposure, education, age, economic status of household, region of residence, and gender of child. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the net effects of the variables in addition to univariate analysis. Among the independent variables, proximity to health facility, frequency of health worker's visit, mother's mobility, education, age, gender of child, ownership of radio, economic condition of household, and region of residence showed statistically significant association with acceptance of immunization. The effect of frequency of health worker's visit was dependent on region of residence, possession of radio, and mother's education. The effect of mother's ability to visit health centre alone was also dependent on ownership of radio, economic condition of household, and mother's education.


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