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Health Outcomes in Poor Countries and Policy Options : Empirical Findings from Demographic and Health Surveys

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dc.contributor.authorWang, Limin
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-05T18:59:33Z
dc.date.available2013-08-05T18:59:33Z
dc.date.issued2002-04
dc.description.abstractEmpirical studies on health at a disaggregate level-by socioeconomic group or geographic location-can provide useful information for designing poverty-focused interventions. Using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data, the author investigates the determinants of health outcomes in low-income countries both at the national level, and for rural and urban areas separately. DHS data from more than 60 low-income countries between 1990 and 1999 reveal two interesting observations. First is the negative association between the level and inequality in child mortality. Second is the significant gap in child mortality between urban and rural areas, with the rural population having a much slower reduction in mortality compared with the urban population. Given that the poor are mainly concentrated in rural areas, the evidence suggests that health interventions implemented in the past decade may not have been as effective as intended in reaching the poor. The empirical findings in this study consolidate results from earlier studies and add new evidence. the author finds that at the national level access to electricity, vaccination in the first year of life, and public health expenditure can significantly reduce child mortality. The electricity effect is shown to be independent of income. In urban areas only access to electricity has a significant health impact, while in rural areas increasing vaccination coverage is important for mortality reduction.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/04/1775830/health-outcomes-poor-countries-policy-options-empirical-findings-demographic-health-surveys
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2831
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14806
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No.2831
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGGREGATE LEVEL
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectASSET INDEX
dc.subjectAVERAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectCAUSATION
dc.subjectCENSUS DATA
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCOMPONENT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY LEVEL
dc.subjectDATA REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectDATA SET
dc.subjectDATA SOURCES
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDESIGNING POLICIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE DATA
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE INFORMATION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE VARIABLE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH DETERMINANTS
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH ISSUES
dc.subjectHEALTH NEEDS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEY
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEYS
dc.subjectHETEROSCEDASTICITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ACCESS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME EFFECT
dc.subjectINCOME QUINTILES
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARD
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMATRICES
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERRORS
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMULTIVARIATE REGRESSION
dc.subjectMULTIVARIATE REGRESSION APPROACH
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION STATUS
dc.subjectOUTLIERS
dc.subjectPOLICY ACTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY OPTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY FOCUS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRELIABILITY
dc.subjectRESEARCH FINDINGS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectSOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS
dc.subjectSTANDARD ERRORS
dc.subjectTIME SERIES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectWEALTH INDEX HEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEYS
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectINEQUITY
dc.subjectRURAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH FINANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMORTALITY DECLINE
dc.titleHealth Outcomes in Poor Countries and Policy Options : Empirical Findings from Demographic and Health Surveysen
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okr.crossref.titleHealth Outcomes in Poor Countries and Policy Options: Empirical Findings from Demographic and Health Surveys
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/04/1775830/health-outcomes-poor-countries-policy-options-empirical-findings-demographic-health-surveys
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid689501468764138316
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2831
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_02050804162263
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1775830
okr.identifier.reportWPS2831
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.sectorPrimary health, including reproductive health, child health and health
okr.sectorHealth, Nutrition & Population
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicStatistical and Mathematical Sciences
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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