NSU Research Contributions
Title : Inequality in Access to COVID-19 Vaccines: Evidence from the Household Heads and Household Help from Dhaka City
Authors : Gour Gobinda Goswami and Kazi Labiba
| Journal Title: Journal of Bangladesh Studies (JBS) | Volume Number: 23 | Publication Year : 2021 | Issue Number: 1 |
| Index: indexed | Ranking: No Ranking | ||
| Pages : 79-95 | |||
| Funding Source : Self |
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Direct Sustainable Development Goals : SDG3 Good Health & Well-being SDG10 Reduced Inequality |
Indirect Sustainable Development Goals : SDG10 Reduced Inequality |
Sustainable Development Sub Goals : Achieve universal health coverage Empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all |
| Impact statement: Inequality in vaccination has been perceived as a research problem in the recent COVID-19 pandemic. This types of inequality have been investigated in the particular context of race, ethnicity, gender, and regions in different parts of the world, with no studies conducted to date in Bangladesh, an important South Asian country. We have Conducted an online purposive random sampling of 311 household heads in April 2021 from Dhaka, Bangladesh and their respective households help examine vaccination status across socioeconomic background, age, income, access to communication technology, and possession of a national identity card. Using univariate descriptive statistics, bivariate contingency table analysis, and multivariate logistic regression estimation, we find that in Dhaka, domestic or household workers above 40 years of age have mostly not taken COVID-19 vaccination at a 5% significance level. At the same time, their associated household heads are mostly vaccinated with two doses when they are above 40. Being a household head and having access to reliable communication technology are significant determinants of online registration and COVID-19 vaccination. | Collaboration: Other | Keywords: Vaccine Gap; Vaccine Inequality; Vaccine Disparity; COVID-19 |
