Health seeking amid violence: Evidence from the Philippines
By: Molina, Teresa
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BookPublisher: Economic Development and Cultural Change Description: 69(1), Oct, 2020: p.173-212.Subject(s): Crime, Conflicts, Child health
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Economic Development and Cultural ChangeSummary: That crime and conflict can negatively affect child health is well documented, but one potentially important mechanism has received little attention: Do increases in local violence reduce the utilization of curative and preventative care? Combining a database of violent events with the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey of the Philippines, I exploit within-location variation in violence over time. I find that violence reduces the probability that a mother takes her sick child to a health facility, gives birth in a hospital, or vaccinates her children. – Reproduced
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That crime and conflict can negatively affect child health is well documented, but one potentially important mechanism has received little attention: Do increases in local violence reduce the utilization of curative and preventative care? Combining a database of violent events with the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey of the Philippines, I exploit within-location variation in violence over time. I find that violence reduces the probability that a mother takes her sick child to a health facility, gives birth in a hospital, or vaccinates her children. – Reproduced
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