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Sanitation and Externalities : Evidence from Early Childhood Health in Rural India

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dc.contributor.authorBriceno, Bertha
dc.contributor.authorAndres, Luis A.
dc.contributor.authorChase, Claire
dc.contributor.authorEchenique, Juan A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-03T20:11:18Z
dc.date.available2014-02-03T20:11:18Z
dc.date.issued2014-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper estimates two sources of benefits related to sanitation infrastructure access on early childhood health: a direct benefit a household receives when moving from open to fixed-point defecation or from unimproved sanitation to improved sanitation, and an external benefit (externality) produced by the neighborhood's access to sanitation infrastructure. The paper uses a sample of children under 48 months in rural areas of India from the Third Round of District Level Household Survey 2007-08 and finds evidence of positive and significant direct benefits and concave positive external effects for both improved sanitation and fixed-point defecation. There is a 47 percent reduction in diarrhea prevalence between children living in a household without access to improved sanitation in a village without coverage of improved sanitation and children living in a household with access to improved sanitation in a village with complete coverage. One-fourth of this benefit is due to the direct benefit leaving the rest to external gains. Finally, all the benefits from eliminating open defecation come from improved sanitation and not other sanitation solutions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18756829/sanitation-externalities-evidence-early-childhood-health-rural-india
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6737
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16812
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6737
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO SANITATION
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectADULT HEALTH
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF SANITATION
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectCHILD IMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectCHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASE
dc.subjectDEATHS OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR SANITATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIARRHEAL DISEASE
dc.subjectDIARRHEAL DISEASES
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFLUSH TOILET
dc.subjectFLUSH TOILETS
dc.subjectHAND WASHING
dc.subjectHANDWASHING
dc.subjectHEALTH IMPACT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SANITATION
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN EXCRETA
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectORAL DISEASE
dc.subjectORAL DISEASES
dc.subjectPIT LATRINE
dc.subjectPIT LATRINES
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL SANITATION
dc.subjectSAFE SANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION ACCESS
dc.subjectSANITATION COVERAGE
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITY
dc.subjectSANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSANITATION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectSANITATION POLICY
dc.subjectSANITATION PROGRAM
dc.subjectSANITATION SECTOR
dc.subjectSANITATION SITUATION
dc.subjectSANITATION SOLUTIONS
dc.subjectSANITATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSEPTIC TANK
dc.subjectSEWER SYSTEM
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX OF THE CHILD
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTOILET
dc.subjectTOTAL SANITATION
dc.subjectUNDERNUTRITION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.titleSanitation and Externalities : Evidence from Early Childhood Health in Rural Indiaen
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okr.crossref.titleSanitation and Externalities: Evidence from Early Childhood Health in Rural India
okr.date.disclosure2014-01-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:40:44.821730Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18756829/sanitation-externalities-evidence-early-childhood-health-rural-india
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid804301468284094244
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6737
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20140106091805
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18756829
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Hygiene Promotion and Social Marketing
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Urban Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health and Sanitation
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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