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provided of selected services related to reproductive, maternal and child health, and hypertension-related services. The study …
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This paper assesses the quality of health care across African countries based on health providers' clinical knowledge …, unannounced visits, and visual inspections of facilities, this study assesses whether health providers are available and have … sufficient knowledge and means to diagnose and treat patients suffering from common conditions amenable to primary health care …
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Using unique direct observations of patient-provider interactions linked to patient exit interviews and detailed household surveys, this paper assesses the relationship between patient wealth and the quality and price of antenatal care in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Overall, the analysis...
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The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female fetuses. This paper examines the impacts of this on girl relative to boy mortality rates after birth, using data from 1973-2005. The analysis finds a narrowing of the gender...
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This paper outlines changes that have been made in the 2019 version of the Health Equity and Financial Protection … refinements to the estimation of out-of-pocket expenditures. On the health equity side, the 2019 database includes 198 more data …
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health and education, including: increased children's height; decreased risky behaviors among adolescents, including the … helping children and youth build human capital through better health and education, which has led to positive returns in the …
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the World Health Organization reference population. The results of multiple probit regression models indicate a 6 percent …
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Rising obesity rates are one of the most challenging public health issues in many emerging economies. The extent to … being the main driver. This highlights the importance of considering the food environment to inform public health policies …
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This paper documents inequality in health and education outcomes by constructing an index of human capital …
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how it affects women's health, reproductive outcomes, children's health, and children's education. The analysis uses a …-conflicting reports of intrahousehold decision making. It finds that women's power substantially matters for health and various family and … reproductive outcomes. Women taking power is also better for children's outcomes, in particular for girls' health, but it is worse …
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