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abstract: 'The availability of maternity leave might remove barriers to improved
vaccination coverage by increasing the likelihood that parents are
available to bring a child to the clinic for immunizations. Using
information from 20 low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) we estimated
the effect of paid maternity leave policies on childhood vaccination
uptake. We used birth history data collected via Demographic and Health
Surveys (DHS) to assemble a multilevel panel of 258,769 live births in
20 countries from 2001 to 2008; these data were merged with longitudinal
information on the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) weeks of paid
maternity leave guaranteed by each country. We used Logistic regression
models that included country and year fixed effects to estimate the
impact of increases in FTE paid maternity leave policies in the prior
year on the receipt of the following vaccines: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
(BCG) commonly given at birth, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP,
3 doses) commonly given in clinic visits and Polio (3 doses) given in
clinic visits or as part of campaigns. We found that extending the
duration of paid maternity leave had a positive effect on immunization
rates for all three doses of the DTP vaccine; each additional FTE week
of paid maternity leave increased DTP1, 2 and 3 coverage by 1.38 (95\%
CI = 1.18, 1.57), 1.62 (CI = 1.34, 1.91) and 2.17 (CI = 1.76, 2.58)
percentage points, respectively. Estimates were robust to adjustment for
birth characteristics, household-level covariates, attendance of skilled
health personnel at birth and time-varying country-level covariates. We
found no evidence for an effect of maternity leave on the probability of
receiving vaccinations for BCG or Polio after adjustment for the
above-mentioned covariates. Our findings were consistent with the
hypothesis that more generous paid leave policies have the potential to
improve DTP immunization coverage. Further work is needed to understand
the health effects of paid leave policies in LMICs. (C) 2015 Elsevier
Ltd. All rights reserved.'
affiliation: 'Hajizadeh, M (Corresponding Author), Dalhousie Univ, Sch Hlth Adm, 5161
George St,Suite 700, Halifax, NS B3J 1M7, Canada.
Hajizadeh, Mohammad, Dalhousie Univ, Sch Hlth Adm, Halifax, NS B3J 1M7, Canada.
Heymann, Jody, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Fielding Sch Publ Hlth, Los Angeles, CA 90024
USA.
Strumpf, Erin, McGill Univ, Dept Econ, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T5, Canada.
Strumpf, Erin; Harper, Sam; Nandi, Arijit, McGill Univ, Dept Epidemiol Biostat \&
Occupat Hlth, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T5, Canada.
Nandi, Arijit, McGill Univ, Inst Hlth \& Social Policy, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T5, Canada.'
author: Hajizadeh, Mohammad and Heymann, Jody and Strumpf, Erin and Harper, Sam and
Nandi, Arijit
author-email: m.hajizadeh@dal.ca
author_list:
- family: Hajizadeh
given: Mohammad
- family: Heymann
given: Jody
- family: Strumpf
given: Erin
- family: Harper
given: Sam
- family: Nandi
given: Arijit
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.07.008
files: []
issn: 0277-9536
journal: SOCIAL SCIENCE \& MEDICINE
keywords: Maternity leave; Childhood vaccination; Low-and-middle-income countries
keywords-plus: 'HEALTH-CARE USE; IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE; PARENTAL PERCEPTIONS; CHILDREN;
WORK; DETERMINANTS; POPULATION; EMPLOYMENT; BARRIERS; PROGRAM'
language: English
month: SEP
number-of-cited-references: '52'
orcid-numbers: 'Harper, Sam/0000-0002-2767-1053
Hajizadeh, Mohammad/0000-0002-4591-8531
Heymann, Jody/0000-0003-0008-4198'
pages: 104-117
papis_id: 351a274c56fd2da1902916d36ee33ab8
ref: Hajizadeh2015paidmaternity
researcherid-numbers: 'Harper, Sam/A-3406-2008
'
times-cited: '44'
title: 'Paid maternity leave and childhood vaccination uptake: Longitudinal evidence
from 20 low-and-middle-income countries'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000360253600012
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '17'
volume: '140'
web-of-science-categories: 'Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Social Sciences,
Biomedical'
year: '2015'