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Environmental Determinants of Child Mortality in Rural China : A Competing Risks Approach

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dc.contributor.authorJacoby, Hanan
dc.contributor.authorWang, Limin
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-04T20:26:48Z
dc.date.available2013-09-04T20:26:48Z
dc.date.issued2004-03
dc.description.abstractWe use a competing risk model to analyze environmental determinants of child mortality using the 1992 China National Health Survey, which collects information on cause of death. Our primary question is whether taking into account of cause of death using a competing risk model, compared with a simple model of all-cause mortality, affects conclusions about the effectiveness of policy interventions. There are two potential analytical advantages in using cause of death information: (1) obtaining more accurate estimates and (2) validating causal relationships. Although, we do not find significant differences between estimates obtained from the competing risk model and those from simpler hazard models, we do find evidence supporting the causal interpretations of the effect of access to safe water on child mortality. Our analysis also suggests that a respondent-based health survey can be used to collect relatively reliable information on cause of death. Modifying future demographic and health survey (DHS) instruments to collect cause of death information inexpensively may be worthwhile for enhancing the analytical strength of the DHS.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/3162244/environmental-determinants-child-mortality-rural-china-competing-risks-approach-environmental-determinants-child-mortality-rural-china-competing-risks-approach
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3241
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15622
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 3241
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE WATER
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectARI
dc.subjectBASIC SANITATION
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectCAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectCENSUS
dc.subjectCHILD DEATHS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MORBIDITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectDEATH RATE
dc.subjectDIAGNOSTICS
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIARRHEAL DISEASE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectHEALTH CONDITIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINFECTION
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMEDICAL ATTENTION
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNEONATAL TETANUS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOPULATION LABORATORIES
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectSAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSELECTION BIAS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectTETANUS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SOURCES
dc.titleEnvironmental Determinants of Child Mortality in Rural China : A Competing Risks Approachen
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okr.crossref.titleEnvironmental Determinants of Child Mortality in Rural China: A Competing Risks Approach
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:45:35.209405Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/3162244/environmental-determinants-child-mortality-rural-china-competing-risks-approach-environmental-determinants-child-mortality-rural-china-competing-risks-approach
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid672461468748479656
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3241
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000009486_20040414161640
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum3162244
okr.identifier.reportWPS3241
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Demographics
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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