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Individuals should be entitled to a "fair innings", and the primary role of health systems should be the prevention of … to make a health system transition and get engaged in the prevention of risk factors, morbidity and mortality related to …-à-vis the former level. Nevertheless, primary health systems continue to focus almost exclusively on child mortality. They need …
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This paper uses microdata from Brazilian natality and mortality vital statistics between 2000 and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence - measured by homicide rates - on birth outcomes. The estimates show that exposure to violence during the first trimester of...
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We implement a mixed method approach that combines a randomized controlled trial and qualitative data collection to assess whether, and if so how, behavioural change can be sustained. We do so in the context of Pakistan’s national sanitation strategy to combat open defecation, Community-Led...
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delivery and public health. By experimentally identifying the impact of incentives for local maintenance for both providers and … increases. The second treatment raises aware-ness, but does not affect behavior. …
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This paper applies probit regression models to a nationally representative household survey dataset collected in 2016-2017 to analyze the relationships between various socio-demographic variables and adult Body Mass Index (BMI) in Suriname. Our results indicate that women, the elderly, and...
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from Bogota's Secretariat of Health in a field experiment, we measure the impact of various norm nudges, including trending … influencing minority behaviors, offering valuable insights for developing targeted and impactful public health strategies. …
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The present paper outlines measures of disparity in healthcare access and health outcomes, drawing from the … variables of the health system might wield more influence over health and health care disparities than the overarching features … defining our health system taxonomy. Finally, it will be analyzed how differences in healthcare use and health outcomes within …
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Health constitutes a fundamental aspect of our well-being. It is also a key factor in determining our contribution to … market and non-market output. Health inequality refers to the unequal realization of health outcomes between different groups … in the population. Systematic disparities in health outcomes and in access to health resources not only undermine basic …
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health campaigns. Focusing on shared religious affiliation as a signal of proximity, we implemented a field experiment during …
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close to and on both sides of the geographic boundary of piped water supply. Our work finds that access to piped water was …
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