The paper examines birth weight and its correlates in Senegal using data from the Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 1997. The Heckit and control function methods are applied on data from this survey to measure effects of maternal immunization against tetanus on birth weight. The results show that immunization is positively correlated with birth weight and that younger mothers have heavier babies than their older counterparts. Moreover, demand for vaccination against tetanus increases with household income and with maternal age and education. This demand pattern varies substantially between rural and urban areas.
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