Effect of food coupon incentives on timely completion of DTP immunization series in children from a low-income area in Karachi, Pakistan: A longitudinal intervention study

Chandir, Subhash; Khan, Aamir; Hussain, Hamidah; Usman, Hussain R.; Khowaja, Saira; Halsey, Neal A.; Omer, Saad B.

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.02.061

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“…Other health market innovations such as condition-cash transfers and incentives linked to immunizations have been shown to increase immunization uptake in Pakistani communities. 9,27 Vouchers for future healthcare or other types of health insurance in exchange for routine immunizations and antenatal healthcare are also being explored. 29 This study was limited by the constraints of a cross-sectional survey including potential sampling errors, selection biases and historical recall of the mother as the primary source for assessing immunization coverage.…”

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“…Previous studies from the country have investigated immunization determinants in small geographic settings, often as part of interventional studies with limited generalizability. [7][8][9][10][11][12] The aim of this paper is to describe immunization coverage rates and timeliness based on data reported from the DHS and to investigate determinants for completion of immunizations.…”

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Coverage, timeliness, and determinants of immunization completion in Pakistan

Zaidi

Khowaja²,

Dharma³

et al. 2014

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Coverage, timeliness, and determinants of immunization completion in Pakistan

Zaidi

Khowaja²,

Dharma³

et al. 2014

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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“…Individual incentives to improve immunization include food vouchers [29], grocery items [30], and cash transfers [27]. A specific type of incentive are conditional cash transfers (CCTs), which are the provision of money (or other valuable goods) upon completion of a particular health behavior [27,28,31,32].…”

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The feasibility of using mobile-phone based SMS reminders and conditional cash transfers to improve timely immunization in rural Kenya

Wakadha

Chandir

Were

et al. 2013

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“…For example, improvements in achievement are not always a direct outcome of increased attendance [8]. The actual CCT payment can be in the form of cash, a voucher or a product (for example, food) depending on the target group and intended outcome [9][10][11], though cash is generally the least costly to distribute [12].…”

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The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer on Toilet Use in eThekwini, South Africa

Tilley

Günther

2016

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Abstract:In the developing world, having access to a toilet does not necessarily imply use: infrequent or non-use limits the desired health outcomes of improved sanitation. We examine the sanitation situation in a rural part of South Africa where recipients of novel, waterless "urine-diverting dry toilets" are not regularly using them. In order to determine if small, conditional cash transfers (CCT) could motivate families to use their toilets more, we paid for urine via different incentive-based interventions: two were based on volumetric pricing and the third was a flat-rate payment (irrespective of volume). A flat-rate payment (approx. €1) resulted in the highest rates of regular (weekly) participation at 59%. The low volumetric payment (approx. €0.05/L) led to regular participation rates of only 12% and no increase in toilet use. The high volumetric payment (approx. €0.1/L) resulted in lower rates of regular participation (35%), but increased the average urine production per household per day by 74%. As a first example of conditional cash transfers being used in the sanitation sector, we show that they are an accepted and effective tool for increasing toilet use, while putting small cash payments in the hands of poor, largely unemployed populations in rural South Africa.

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Effect of food coupon incentives on timely completion of DTP immunization series in children from a low-income area in Karachi, Pakistan: A longitudinal intervention study

Cited by 44 publications

References 15 publications

Coverage, timeliness, and determinants of immunization completion in Pakistan

Coverage, timeliness, and determinants of immunization completion in Pakistan

The feasibility of using mobile-phone based SMS reminders and conditional cash transfers to improve timely immunization in rural Kenya

The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer on Toilet Use in eThekwini, South Africa

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