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Universidad Autonoma de Guerrero
Household cost-benefits of sustainable childhood immunization examined
October 9th, 2005
Researchers examine household cost-benefit equations and sustainable universal childhood immunization in a recent issue of BMC Public Health. According to a study from Mexico, Canada, and Pakistan, "Household decision-makers decide about service use based largely on the costs and perceived benefits of health interventions. Very often this leads to different decisions than those imagined by health planners, resulting in under-utilization of public services like immunization. In the case of Lasbela district in the south of Pakistan, only one in every ten children is immunized despite free immunization offers by government health services." "In...
Source: Managed Care Law Weekly (2005-10-09)
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