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Table 7 Effect of Lack of Birth Certificate on Vaccination using Data from Vaccination Cards

From: Does birth under-registration reduce childhood immunization? Evidence from the Dominican Republic

 

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Dependent variable

MLE2 number of vaccines

IVPROBIT DTP1

IVPROBIT OPV1

IVPROBIT MCV

Child without birth certificate

-0.694***

-0.292***

-0.077

-0.278**

(0.180)

(0.107)

(0.054)

(0.114)

Aged 0-2 months

-6.155***

 

-0.986***

-0.600***

(0.147)

 

(0.004)

(0.017)

Aged 3-6 months

-4.111***

-0.283***

-0.175***

-0.744***

(0.069)

(0.031)

(0.028)

(0.010)

Aged 7-12 months

-1.370***

-0.021

-0.010

-0.694***

(0.066)

(0.014)

(0.010)

(0.015)

Child is a girl

0.023

0.001

-0.009**

0.018

(0.041)

(0.007)

(0.005)

(0.024)

Birth order

-0.070***

-0.009***

-0.003

-0.038***

(0.018)

(0.003)

(0.002)

(0.010)

Born in hospital/health center

0.303

0.048

-0.008

0.135

(0.194)

(0.044)

(0.012)

(0.102)

Mother's schooling in years

0.003

-0.003**

-0.001

-0.001

(0.007)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.004)

Mother works

-0.010

0.010

0.000

-0.001

(0.048)

(0.007)

(0.005)

(0.027)

One parent born abroad

-0.566***

-0.009

-0.013

-0.057

(0.125)

(0.019)

(0.014)

(0.074)

Rural area

0.047

0.007

-0.007

0.009

(0.060)

(0.010)

(0.007)

(0.033)

No water/electricity

-0.576***

0.006

0.006

-0.060

(0.146)

(0.019)

(0.009)

(0.088)

Health center far away

-0.047

-0.002

-0.000

-0.031

(0.049)

(0.008)

(0.005)

(0.028)

Vaccinated in a campaign

-0.059

-0.008

-0.007

-0.024

(0.049)

(0.009)

(0.006)

(0.026)

Dist to immun center in km

-0.001

0.004*

0.002

0.001

(0.013)

(0.002)

(0.001)

(0.008)

Immun cent attends morning/afternoon

0.027

0.003

-0.005

-0.006

(0.049)

(0.008)

(0.005)

(0.028)

Household dummies

No

No

No

No

Province dummies

No

No

No

No

Municipality dummies

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Observations

3654

3654

3654

3654

  1. Notes: Marginal effects; Standard errors in parentheses. * p < 0.1, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01