Barham, TaniaBrenzel, LoganMaluccio, John A.2013-06-042013-06-042007-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13743This study evaluates the impact of the Mexican conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, Oportunidades and the Nicaraguan program, Red de Protección Social, on vaccination coverage for Bacille Calmette-Guérin (vaccine against tuberculosis), Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus Vaccine, Oral Polio Vaccine and Measles-Containing Vaccine in children less than three years of age, using a randomized treatment and control design at the community level. The intent-to-treat effect on vaccination coverage is assessed using a double-difference estimator. This study found that in Mexico and Nicaragua, CCTs significantly contribute to increased vaccination coverage among children, particularly among those not reached by traditional program strategies, such as children living further from health facilities and with mothers having less than primary schoolen-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMEAGE GROUPSAGEDANEMIAANTENATAL CAREBABYBASIC HEALTHBASIC HEALTH SERVICESBCGCHILD CARECHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH CARECHILD MEDICAL CARECHILD NUTRITIONCHILDHOOD DISEASESCLINICSCOMMUNITIESDEMAND FOR SERVICESDESCRIPTIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIARRHEADIPHTHERIADISEASEDISEASE CONTROLDISEASE TRANSMISSIONEFFECTIVE VACCINESELDERLYEMPLOYMENTETHNIC GROUPSEXPENDITURESFAMILIESFAMILY HEALTHFAMILY PLANNINGFEMALEFOOD SECURITYGENDERGENDER DIFFERENTIALSGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF POVERTYGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTGLOBAL EFFORTHEALTH BEHAVIORHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE FACILITIESHEALTH CARE PROVIDERHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CARE PROVISIONHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CARE SYSTEMHEALTH CARE SYSTEMSHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH CLINICSHEALTH CONDITIONSHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INSTITUTIONSHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROVIDERSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SPECIALISTHEALTH STATUSHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENINGHEPATITISHEPATITIS BHIVHOMESHOSPITALHOUSEHOLD ASSETSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSHYGIENEILLNESSIMMUNE DEFICIENCYIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNODEFICIENCYINEQUITIESINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFANTSINFLUENZAINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSISOLATIONLACK OF AWARENESSLATIN AMERICANLESS EDUCATED MOTHERSLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESLOW-INCOME COUNTRYMASS MEDIAMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHMEASLESMEDICAL CAREMEDICINESMIDDLE EASTMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRIES OF HEALTHMINISTRY OF HEALTHMOBILE CLINICSMODERN MEDICINEMORBIDITYMORTALITYMOTHERMUMPSNATIONAL CAMPAIGNNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATIONAL LEVELNEIGHBORHOODNORTH AFRICANUMBER OF CHILDRENNUTRITIONNUTRITION COMPONENTSNUTRITIONAL STATUSOLDER CHILDRENOPINION LEADERSORPHANSPATIENTPERTUSSISPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY LEVELPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLIOPOLIO VACCINEPOOR FAMILIESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOPULATION CENSUSPOPULATION CENTERPOPULATION GROUPSPOSTPARTUM CAREPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPRENATAL CAREPREVENTABLE DISEASESPREVENTIVE HEALTH CAREPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICESPRIMARY SCHOOLPROBABILITYPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHQUALITY SERVICESRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESPECTRESPIRATORY INFECTIONSRISK OF INFECTIONRUBELLARURAL AREASSAFETYSAFETY NETSCHOOL ATTENDANCESEGMENTS OF SOCIETYSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSEXSEX OF THE CHILDSOCIAL MOBILIZATIONSOCIAL RETURNSSOCIAL SCIENCESPILLOVERSUB-SAHARAN AFRICATBTETANUSTREATMENTTROPICAL MEDICINETUBERCULOSISTVURBAN AREASVACCINATIONVACCINE COVERAGEVACCINESVILLAGE LEVELVILLAGESVISIONWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDRENWorld Bank10.1596/13743