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Implication of Natal Care and Maternity Leave on Child Morbidity : Evidence from Ghana

Turkson, Danny - 2020

level of child morbidity which leads to child mortality in Ghana. This study on natal care and its implication on child … morbidity would help the government in formulating appropriate policies to curb this problem. This study uses Acute Respiratory … Infection (ARI) which is an infection of the lungs and respiratory tract as a proxy for child morbidity. The specific aim of …

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Germs in the family : the short- and long-term consequences of intra-household disease spread

Daysal, N. Meltem; Ding, Hui; Rossin-Slater, Maya; … - 2025

Preschool-aged children get sick frequently and spread disease to other family members. Despite the universality of this experience, there is limited causal evidence on the magnitudes and consequences of these externalities, especially for infant siblings with developing immune systems and...

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Determinants of Child Morbidity and Factors Governing Utilisation of Child Health Care : Evidence from Rural India

Chakrabarti, Anindita - 2010

Acute respiratory infections and diarrhea, has been globally identified, as poising major threats to survival of children under the age of five. This is also true for India, where these two diseases, have been the major causes behind infant mortality both in 1997 as well as 1998. Prevention as...

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Critical periods during childhood and adolescence: a study of adult height among immigrant siblings

van den Berg, Gerard J.; Lundborg, Petter; Nystedt, Paul; … - 2009

We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For this we use data on families migrating into Sweden from countries that are mostly poorer, with less healthy conditions. Long-run health is proxied by adult height. The relation...

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The role of early-life conditions in the cognitive decline due to adverse events later in life

van den Berg, Gerard J.; Deeg, Dorly J.H.; Lindeboom, … - 2010

Cognitive functioning of elderly individuals may be affected by events such as the loss of a (grand)child or partner or the onset of a serious chronic condition, and by negative economic shocks such as job loss or the reduction of pension benefits. It is conceivable that the impact of such...

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The effect of prenatal stress on birth weight: Evidence from the al-Aqsa Intifada

Mansour, Hani; Rees, Daniel I. - 2011

No previous study has attempted to estimate the effect of intrauterine exposure to armed conflict, a potential source of stress, on pregnancy outcomes. Drawing on data from the 2004 Palestinian Demographic and Health Survey, we examine the relationship between fatalities caused by Israeli...

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Economic Conditions at Birth, Birth Weight, Ability, and the Causal Path to Cardiovascular Mortality

van den Berg, Gerard J.; Modin, Bitte - 2013

We analyze interaction effects of birth weight and the business cycle at birth on individual cardiovascular (CV) mortality later in life. In addition, we examine to what extent these long-run effects run by way of cognitive ability and education and to what extent those mitigate the long-run...

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Effects of prenatal and early life malnutrition: Evidence from the Greek famine

Neelsen, Sven; Stratmann, Thomas - 2010

This paper examines the long run education and labor market effects from early-life exposure to the Greek 1941-42 famine. Given the short duration of the famine, we can separately identify the famine effects for cohorts exposed in utero, during infancy and at one year of age. We find that...

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Child health and the income gradient: Evidence from China

Chen, Yi; Lei, Xiaoyan; Zhou, Li-an - 2010

Though the positive income gradient of child health is well documented in developed countries, evidence from developing countries is rare. Few studies attempt to identify a causal link between family income and child health. Utilizing unique longitudinal data from the China Health and Nutrition...

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Real-world Effectiveness of the Influenza Vaccine in Young Children

Anderson, Michael L.; Dobkin, Carlos; Gorry, Devon; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

Influenza causes substantial illness and healthcare utilization among children. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) demonstrate that the influenza vaccine reduces influenza illness detectable via active surveillance, but RCTs typically have insufficient samples to examine economically meaningful...

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