An International Spatial Analysis of Welfare Spending’s Influence on Measles

Walker, Mary Ellen J. and Szafron, Michael L. and Anonson, June M. (2021) An International Spatial Analysis of Welfare Spending’s Influence on Measles. Global Journal of Health Science, 13 (10). p. 9. ISSN 1916-9736

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: National welfare policies have the potential to influence population health. Yet, no research has investigated the influence that welfare spending levels have on primary prevention interventions.

METHODS: This study uses generalized linear mixed model Bayesian analysis to explore how welfare spending influences the relationship between measles counts and measles vaccination rates at a national level. Furthermore, models include random effects to account for the nested structure of countries within regions. A conditional autoregressive model was also developed to test for the influence of spatial relationships among the variables of interest.

RESULTS: Analysis of the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) indicated that the non-spatial model (BIC=19743.090) was preferred over the spatial model (BIC = 24225.730). The final model found that both the first dose of measles vaccine (B = -0.835, 95% Cr. I. = -0.975, -0.699), public social protection (B = -0.936, 95% Cr. I. = -1.132, -0.744), and their interaction (B = -0.239, 95% Cr. I. -0.319, -0.156) had a negative influence on national measles counts.

CONCLUSIONS: This finding indicates that welfare spending may enhance primary prevention interventions, like measles vaccination.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Science Global Plos > Social Sciences and Humanities
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Date Deposited: 26 Apr 2023 08:05
Last Modified: 05 Feb 2024 04:48
URI: http://ebooks.manu2sent.com/id/eprint/637

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