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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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This paper presents the results of a quasi-experimental study using information collected through a survey conducted in peri-urban areas of Metropolitan Lima between October and November 2021. The survey was applied to households residing close to and on both sides of the geographic boundary of...
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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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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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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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Maternal sugar consumption in utero may have a variety of effects on offspring. We exploit the abolishment of the rationing of sweet confectionery in the UK on April 24, 1949, and its subsequent reintroduction some months later, in an era of otherwise uninterrupted rationing of confectionery...
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-à-vis the former level. Nevertheless, primary health systems continue to focus almost exclusively on child mortality. They need … to make a health system transition and get engaged in the prevention of risk factors, morbidity and mortality related to …Individuals should be entitled to a "fair innings", and the primary role of health systems should be the prevention of …
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on newborns' health; temperature stresses and low relative humidity also have effects. The use of climate change … effects of extreme weather. Mothers' education, sanitation access and health care assistance to pregnant women represent the … main instruments for addressing neonatal health problems …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in where people work, eat and socialise. We use novel data on the food and non-alcoholic drink purchases from stores, takeaways, restaurants and other outlets to quantify the impact of the pandemic on the diets of a large, representative panel...
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adjust daily COVID-19 deaths to match weekly excess mortality. Focusing on Sweden, the only country that has good data and …
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