The role of the media in the coverage of childhood vaccination in children under two years of age in Peru, ENDES 2021-2024

This dataset contains anonymized, nationally representative data from the Peruvian Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES) for the years 2021–2024. It includes 37,791 mother–child pairs with children aged 18–24 months and complete vaccination information. Variables cover sociodemographic characteristics (mother’s age, first language, region, residence area, education, marital status, household wealth index), access to media and communication technologies (newspaper, radio, television, internet, computer, landline, mobile phone/smartphone), and completion status of four vaccines in the national immunization schedule: Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG), Diphtheria–Tetanus–Pertussis (DTaP), Measles–Mumps–Rubella (MMR), and Poliomyelitis (OPV). Data were extracted following inclusion/exclusion criteria documented in a flowchart, and variables are coded according to official ENDES methodology.Temporal coverage2021–2024Geographical coveragePeru — national and regional (Lima, rest of the coast, highlands, jungle), stratified by urban–rural areas.File formatStata (.dta) — categorical and binary variables coded according to ENDES manuals.SourceInstituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar (ENDES).