Measles Vaccination Cash Incentives Experimental Evidence From Nigeria
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Measles
- Sponsor
- IDinsight
- Enrollment
- 1088
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Measles Vaccination Coverage Rate
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
IDinsight is conducting a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of various sized cash incentives for caretakers of infants that require a 9-month measles vaccination on the completion rate for the vaccine in Nigeria. The purpose of the experiment is to help New Incentives (NI) determine the optimal size of the incentive as they scale to the North West region of Nigeria.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Caregiver and infant registered with the New Incentives program
- •The infant was nine months or older at the start of the study (note there was no upper age limit as New Incentives only began enrolling infants in October 2016)
- •Infant had received at least one previous conditional cash transfer for immunization at an All Babies are Equal Initiative clinic,
- •Infant had received their Penta-3 vaccine.
- •The caregiver had provided a phone number (either a personal number or a number of someone who can reach them) during registration.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Infant had already received a measles vaccine
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Measles Vaccination Coverage Rate
Time Frame: We assessed whether eligible infants received measles vaccination at any time during the 4 month study period. Children were a minimum of 9 months at the beginning of the study and a maximum of 7 years at the end of the study.
The outcome of interest is the measles coverage rate among the eligible randomized infants. Coverage is measured using the measles vaccination information recorded on the child's health card. The child health card information was immediately entered into the New Incentives' database by their field staff when they disbursed the cash incentives at program clinics. Information from the New Incentives' database was used for the analysis.