Basic vaccination is important to protect children from infectious diseases and illnesses. Adequate levels of vaccination coverage reduce the morbidity and mortality burden among children and promote their physical and mental development. This study aimed to assess the association between basic childhood vaccination and the cognitive and learning ability of school children in India. Nationally representative follow-up data on 6183 children from the Indian Human Development Surveys conducted in 2004–05 and 2011–12 (IHDS I & II) were analysed. Children aged 8–10 years who had received all basic vaccines by the age 12 months performed better in a maths test than partially vaccinated or unvaccinated children (OR: 1.87, 95% CI: 1.48, 2.35). Similarly, fully vaccinated children performed better in writing tasks than partially vaccinated or unvaccinated children (OR: 1.77, 95% CI: 1.44, 2.18). Likewise, fully vaccinated children had better reading skills than fully unvaccinated children (OR: 1.60, 95% CI: 1.23, 2.09). The results suggest that enhancing child vaccination coverage can have significant benefits beyond health and can potentially improve the long-term educational outcomes of children.

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基本疫苗接种与儿童认知和学习能力的关联：来自印度人类发展调查的见解，2004-05 和 2011-12

基本疫苗接种对于保护儿童免受传染病和疾病的侵害很重要。适当的疫苗接种覆盖率可以降低儿童的发病率和死亡率负担，并促进他们的身心发展。本研究旨在评估印度儿童基本疫苗接种与学童认知和学习能力之间的关系。分析了 2004-05 年和 2011-12 年进行的印度人类发展调查（IHDS I 和 II）中 6183 名儿童的全国代表性后续数据。在 12 个月大时接种了所有基本疫苗的 8-10 岁儿童在数学测试中的表现优于部分接种或未接种疫苗的儿童（OR：1.87，95% CI：1.48，2.35）。相似地，与部分接种疫苗或未接种疫苗的儿童相比，完全接种疫苗的儿童在写作任务方面表现更好（OR：1.77，95% CI：1.44，2.18）。同样，完全接种疫苗的儿童比完全未接种疫苗的儿童具有更好的阅读能力（OR：1.60，95% CI：1.23，2.09）。结果表明，提高儿童疫苗接种覆盖率可以带来健康以外的显着益处，并有可能改善儿童的长期教育成果。