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dc.titleDid You Get Your Shots? Experimental Evidence on the Role of Reminders
dc.contributor.authorBusso, Matías
dc.contributor.authorCristia, Julian P.
dc.contributor.authorHumpage, Sarah D.
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageGuatemala
dc.date.available2015-05-26T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2015-05-11T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractMany families fail to vaccinate their children despite the supply of these services at no cost. This study tests whether personal reminders can increase demand for vaccination. A field experiment was conducted in rural Guatemala in which timely reminders were provided to families whose children were due for a vaccine. The six-month intervention increased the probability of vaccination completion by 2.2 percentage points among all children in treatment communities. Moreover, for children in treatment communities who were due to receive a vaccine, and whose parents were expected to be reminded about that due date, the probability of vaccination completion increased by 4.9 percentage points. The cost of an additional child with complete vaccination due to the intervention is estimated at about $7.50.
dc.format.extent45
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011696
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Did-You-Get-Your-Shots-Experimental-Evidence-on-the-Role-of-Reminders.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectCommunity Development
dc.subjectHuman Health
dc.subjectHealth Policy
dc.subjectHealth Care Service
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectVaccination
dc.subject.jelcodeC93 - Field Experiments
dc.subject.jelcodeI14 - Health and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeO15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration
dc.subject.keywordsField experiment;Vaccination;Guatemala;Reminders
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationBK-C1102
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