Measles Vaccination Cash Incentives Experimental Evidence From Nigeria

Measles Vaccination Cash Incentives Experimental Evidence From Nigeria

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.

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