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Ongoma, Victor |
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Otieno, Sheilla A. |
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Wamalwa, Benson M. |
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Onyango, Nelson O. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Otieno, Joseph A. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-09-30T07:56:12Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-09-30T07:56:12Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Journal of Social and Economic Statistics Vol. 4, No. 1, Summer 2015 |
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2285-388X |
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http://www.jses.ase.ro/downloads/Vol4NO1/Otieno.pdf |
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http://repository.seku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1668 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The client factors that influence under - five child guardian compliance to the immunization schedule are interlinked based on household characteristics, socioeconomic status, and maternal health practices. An incentive to motivate the mothers to prioritize thei r child’s health practices especially on vaccination, works perfectly towards the achievement of full immunization coverage. A randomly sampled study carried out within Weonia Location – Trans Nzoia County in March 2014 with target population of under - five c hildren showed the vital role an incentive innovation plays towards immunization coverage. Multinomial logistic regression model was used to analyze the determinant of partial or none - immunized and the parameters estimated using the maximum likelihood esti mator (MLE) and the shrinkage estimator - Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO). The shrinkage estimator method gave a sparse model that was easy to interpret and increased the estimated predictability accuracy. Maternal health practices an d access to a motivating intervention are significant factors that ensure a guardian’s compliance to their child immunization. |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies |
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dc.subject |
Immunization |
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Logistic regression |
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LASSO |
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MLE |
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dc.title |
Comparison of least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and maximum likelihood estimators to establish determinants of immunization in Trans-nzoia county |
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dc.type |
Article |
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