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Weather and Child Health in Rural Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorRabassa, Mariano
dc.contributor.authorSkoufias, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorJacoby, Hanan G.
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-02T21:18:23Z
dc.date.available2013-01-02T21:18:23Z
dc.date.issued2012-10
dc.description.abstractThe effect of weather shocks on children's anthropometrics is investigated using the two most recent rounds of the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. For this purpose, climate data for each survey cluster are interpolated using daily weather-station records from the national network. The findings reveal that rainfall shocks have a statistically significant and robust impact on child health in the short run for both weight-for-height and height-for-age, and the incidence of diarrhea. The impacts of weather shocks on health are of considerable magnitude; however, children seem to catch up with their cohort rapidly after experiencing a shock. The paper does not find any evidence of nonlinear impacts of weather variability on children's health, suggesting that a moderate increase in future rainfall variability is not likely to bring additional health costs. Finally, it appears that the impact of these shocks is the same for young boys and girls, which suggests that there is no gender-based discrimination in the allocation of resources within households.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/16789274/weather-child-health-rural-nigeria
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6214
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12051
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 6214
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectALTITUDE
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF RAINFALL
dc.subjectANNUAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectARID CLIMATE
dc.subjectAVERAGE RAINFALL
dc.subjectBIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectBLINDNESS
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHOLERA
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE DATA
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELING
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGY
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectDENGUE
dc.subjectDENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIARRHEAL DISEASES
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectDISEASE OUTBREAKS
dc.subjectDISEASE VECTORS
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectEXCESS RAINFALL
dc.subjectEXCESSIVE RAINFALL
dc.subjectEXTREME DROUGHT
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME HEAT
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectGCM
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectHAZARDS
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEYS
dc.subjectHIGH TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectHUMAN BIOLOGY
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectIMMUNE SYSTEM
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMMUNOLOGY
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF RAINFALL
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEPTOSPIROSIS
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLONG-TERM RAINFALL
dc.subjectLONGEVITY
dc.subjectLUNG DISEASE
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALARIA INCIDENCE
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectMENINGITIS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONISTS
dc.subjectOLDER CHILDREN
dc.subjectONCHOCERCIASIS
dc.subjectORAL REHYDRATION
dc.subjectORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY
dc.subjectOZONE
dc.subjectPARASITES
dc.subjectPEDIATRICS
dc.subjectPHYSIOLOGY
dc.subjectPLANT GROWTH
dc.subjectPNEUMONIA
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOPULATION DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPP
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL DATA
dc.subjectRAINFALL DEFICIENCIES
dc.subjectRAINFALL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectRAINFALL FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectRAINFALL PATTERNS
dc.subjectRAINFALL REGIME
dc.subjectRAINFALL VARIABILITY
dc.subjectRAINY SEASON
dc.subjectRAINY SEASONS
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY DISEASE
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS
dc.subjectRIVER BLINDNESS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSEASON
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSKIN DISORDERS
dc.subjectSTARVATION
dc.subjectSTD
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSYMPTOMS
dc.subjectSYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE INCREASE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE RECORDS
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE VARIATION
dc.subjectTEMPERATURES
dc.subjectTHEORETICAL MODELS
dc.subjectTYPHOID
dc.subjectTYPHOID FEVER
dc.subjectVECTORS
dc.subjectWATER-BORNE DISEASE
dc.subjectWATER-BORNE DISEASES
dc.subjectWATERBORNE DISEASES
dc.subjectWEATHER CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYELLOW FEVER
dc.titleWeather and Child Health in Rural Nigeriaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.crossref.titleWeather and Child Health in Rural Nigeria
okr.date.disclosure2012-10-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:15:04.846259Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/16789274/weather-child-health-rural-nigeria
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6214
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryNigeria
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Science of Climate Change
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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