Socioeconomic inequalities in immunisation of 12–23 months old children in Malawi: a decomposition analysis

The results call for interventions that improve affordability and accessibility of vaccines and interventions that educate caregivers of the benefits of child immunisation to ensure equity. The results, therefore, suggest that to improve equality in health outcomes, the Government of Malawi needs to embrace wider policies that do not only address the consumption of healthcare services but also policies that affect socioeconomic determinants of health.