Immunization coverage and social differentiation in urban Senegal.
We studied sociocultural factors associated with immunization coverage among a random sample of 500 mothers in the underprivileged suburbs of Dakar, Senegal. Factors associated with immunization of children under age 5 were maternal educational level and socioeconomic conditions (especially husband's regular salary); maternal age on arrival in town was more influential than total number of resident years in town; no effect of ethnicity was evident.
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Research Unit 401, ORSTOM, Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération, Paris, France.
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D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D012675:Senegal; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014504:Urban Health; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*