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Effect of timely initiation of breastfeeding on child health in Ghana
Fosu-Brefo, Rita; Arthur, Eric - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 8, pp. 1-8
Background: Early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding practices have been argued to be one of the … of timely initiation of breastfeeding on child health in Ghana. Methods: Cross sectional data using secondary data based … were used in estimating the effect of breastfeeding and other socio demographic indicators on the health of the child. Data …
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Modelling the cost-effectiveness of human milk and breastfeeding in preterm infants in the United Kingdom
Mahon, James; Claxton, Lindsay; Wood, Hannah - In: Health economics review 6 (2016) 54, pp. 1-8
breastfeeding preterm infants, and the differences between mother’s own and donor breast milk. …
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Cost of illness studies on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health : a systematic literature review
Saha, Sanjib; Gerdtham, Ulf-G. - In: Health economics review 3 (2013) 24, pp. 1-12
investigated address particular complications and issues of RMNCH, e.g., preterm birth, non-exclusive breastfeeding, and sexually … example, the disease burden related to non-exclusive breastfeeding was given as 14.39 billion international dollars (ID) (2012 …
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Socio-economic inequality of immunization coverage in India
Lauridsen, Jørgen; Pradhan, Jalandhar - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 11, pp. 1-6
To our knowledge, the present study provides a first time assessment of the contributions of socioeconomic determinants of immunization coverage in India using the recent National Family Health Survey data. Measurement of socioeconomic inequalities in health and health care, and understanding...
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Mind the information gap : fertility rate and use of cesarean delivery and tocolytic hospitalizations in Taiwan
Ma, Ke-zong M.; Norton, Edward C.; Lee, Shoou-yih D. - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 20, pp. 1-15
Background: Physician-induced demand (PID) is an important theory to test given the longstanding controversy surrounding it. Empirical health economists have been challenged to find natural experiments to test the theory because PID is tantamount to strong income effects. The data requirements...
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The social and economic determinants of suicide in Canadian provinces
Jalles, João T.; Andresen, Martin A. - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 1, pp. 1-12
Background: In this paper we investigate the causal relationship between suicide and a variety of socioeconomic variables. We use a panel data set of Canadian provinces, 2000 - 2008, and a set of recent panel econometric techniques in order to account for a variety of statistical specification...
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A modified Kakwani measure for health inequality
Fjugushige, Mototsugu; Ishikawa, Noriko; Maekawa, Satoko - In: Health economics review 2 (2012) 10, pp. 1-7
We propose simple modifications for the Kakwani tax progressivity measure that make it suitable for evaluating access inequality for medical services. Our modification is to measure inequality using the ratio of the concentration index to the Gini coefficient instead of the difference between...
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Healthy vs. unhealthy food : a strategic choice for firms and consumers
Antoñanzas Villar, Fernando; Rodríguez-Ibeas, Roberto - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 4, pp. 1-8
In this paper, we carry out a theoretical analysis of the strategic choice made by firms regarding the type of food they market when they face consumers who care about the healthy/unhealthy attributes of the product but incur in emotional/health costs when the food they consume has unhealthy...
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Regional differences in health care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Germany
Lange, Ansgar; Prenzler, Anne; Bachmann, Frank Oliver; … - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 29, pp. 1-11
Background: The regional availability of specialized physicians is an important aspect in healthcare of patients with IBD. The association between physician density and healthcare is not yet clear. Most studies did not consider district type, which reflects population density. Our research...
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Food environment and childhood obesity : the effect of dollar stores
Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Rouse, Heather L. - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 37, pp. 1-13
In this paper we examine the effect of dollar stores on children's Body Mass Index (BMI). We use a dataset compiled by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement that reflects a BMI screening program for public school children in the state of Arkansas. We combine propensity score matching with...
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