dc.creator | Choi, Soon Kyu. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-10T16:40:33Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2012-02-10T16:40:33Z | en |
dc.date.created | 2011 | en |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | en |
dc.identifier.other | APT-BAG: georgetown.edu.10822_553688.tar;APT-ETAG: 684560d8a45b3f99e83dd1d1f40c02d8; APT-DATE: 2017-02-16_09:24:20 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10822/553688 | en |
dc.description | Thesis (M.P.P.)--Georgetown University, 2011.; Includes bibliographical
references.; Text (Electronic thesis) in PDF format. Despite the various international and
national efforts behind reaching universal coverage of child immunization rates against
tuberculosis in India, coverage rates remain between 70% and 80%. This study attempts to gain
insight into the reasons behind India's tuberculosis immunization rate by analyzing whether a
mother's attitude and experience with medical services is a significant factor in whether or
not children receive the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis. Using the
2005 Indian Human Development Survey, a logistic regression model was used to examine the
extent to which four key variables--mother's confidence in medical services, treatment from
medical staff, usual wait time for medical treatment and confidence in government
services--are associated with whether mothers immunized their children with the BCG vaccine.
The results indicate that mothers with high confidence in medical services and mothers who
have received positive treatment from medical staff are more likely to have their child
vaccinated from tuberculosis. Given these results, policy implications include building trust
and a positive impression of medical clinics within households by focusing on creating and
developing a sustainable long-term patient-staff relationship and concentrating on improving
the quality of delivered health services. Additionally, the results indicate that initiatives
to improve child immunization rates against tuberculosis should be approached in conjunction
with other social and economic development initiatives such as improving mother's education
and her means to access information about vaccination campaigns. | en |
dc.format | application/pdf | en |
dc.language | eng | en |
dc.publisher | Georgetown University | en |
dc.source | Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Masters dissertations, 2011. | en |
dc.subject | Public Policy and Social Welfare | en |
dc.title | Confidence in medical services and immunization against tuberculosis in
India | en |
dc.type | thesis | en |