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van de Poel, Ellen; O'Donnell, Owen; van Doorslaer, Eddy - 2007

On average, child health outcomes are better in urban than in rural areas of developing countries. Understanding the nature and the causes of this rural-urban disparity is essential in contemplating the health consequences of the rapid urbanization taking place throughout the developing world...

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Are improved water supply and sanitation always safe for children? Implications for attaining the MDGs in the Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J.; Tan, Carlos Antonio R. - 2012

In 2010, the Philippines appeared to be on track to attain by 2015 its target for Millennium Development Goals 4 (Reduce child mortality), but less so for Goal 7 (Ensure environmental sustainability). In pursuit of the latter, the government expands its provision of water and services to more...

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Behavior Change for Early Childhood Nutrition: Effectiveness of Health Worker Training Depends on Maternal Information in a Randomized Control Trial

Singh, Prakarsh; Masters, William A. - 2016

We carry out a randomized control trial to test for interaction effects between training state-employed caregivers and providing mothers information to improve nutrition of preschool children aged 2-6 in rural India. Salaried caregivers are supposed to provide a mid-day meal and also advise...

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WASH for child health: Some evidence in support of public intervention in the Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J.; Tan, Carlos Antonio R.; Javier, Xylee - 2016

Like in many developing countries, diarrheal diseases remain a top cause of child mortality and morbidity in the Philippines. Partly to address this problem, the government has undertaken programs to expand access to safe water and sanitation facilities, especially among poor households. To...

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Auditing mothers: The effect of targeted alcohol prevention on infant health and maternal behavior

Grönqvist, Erik; Norén, Anna; Sjögren, Anna; … - 2017

This study examines the effects of targeted preventive interventions for pregnant women with elevated alcohol risk on infant health and maternal behavior. The detrimental effects of alcohol exposure in utero are well documented and universal alcohol prevention programs are an important part of...

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Parental job loss and child human capital in the short and long run: An analysis of workplace closures 1995-2000

Mörk, Eva; Sjögren, Anna; Svaleryd, Helena - 2019

We study the effects of parental job loss on children's health, educational achievement and labor market success as young adults. Past evidence shows mixed results which could be due to small sample sizes and that workers who suffer job loss are a selected group. Using Swedish register data,...

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Anemia, diet, and cognitive development: Impact of health information on diet quality and child nutrition in rural India

Krämer, Marion; Kumar, Santosh; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2019

Lack of information about health risks may limit adoption of improved nutritional and healthy behavior. This paper studies the effect of nutrition information intervention on household dietary behavior, child health, and cognitive ability of children in rural India. Using experimental data and...

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The determinants of child weight and height in Sri Lanka: A quantile regression approach

Aturupane, Harsha; Deolalikar, Anil B.; Gunewardena, Dileni - 2008

Reducing child malnutrition is a key goal of most developing countries. To combat child malnutrition with the right set of interventions, policymakers need to have a better understanding of its economic, social and policy determinants. While there is a large literature that investigates the...

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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 Survey, we have found a positive, age-enhancing income gradient of child …

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The dynamics of Income-related health inequality among US children

Chatterji, Pinka; Lahiri, Kajal; Song, Jingya - 2011

We estimate and decompose family income-related inequality in child health in the US and analyze its dynamics using the … income-related health mobility index recently introduced by Allanson et al., 2010. Data come from the 1997, 2002, and 2007 … waves of the Child Development Supplement (CDS) of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). The findings show that family …

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