Home Institution
University of Puget Sound
Publication Date
Spring 2012
Abstract
Why do two developing countries in the same region have vastly different vaccination rates? What specific factors have the greatest influence on the vaccination rates in differing developing nations? This papers objective is to use a statistical model to try to determine what factors, education, healthcare system and infrastructure, play the largest role in impacting both positively the measles vaccination rate in 20 African countries. The results found only two of the six variables originally chosen to be statistically significant. These variables were the percentage of paved roads and the percentage of the GDP spent on education.
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Influenza Virus Vaccines | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health Education and Promotion
Recommended Citation
Judkins, Jeffrey, "Measles Vaccinaiton in Developing Nations: A Statistical Analysis Looking at Factors That Affect Measles Vaccination Percentages" (2012). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1309.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1309
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Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Influenza Virus Vaccines Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons
Program Name
Switzerland: Global Health and Development Policy