Armed conflict and birth weight: Evidence from the al-Aqsa Intifada
No previous study has estimated the effect of intrauterine exposure to armed conflict on
pregnancy outcomes. Drawing on data from the 2004 Palestinian Demographic and Health …
pregnancy outcomes. Drawing on data from the 2004 Palestinian Demographic and Health …
Armed conflict and birth weight
K Le, M Nguyen - Economics & Human Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the hidden yet persistent cost of conflict to birth weight outcomes for
53 developing countries experiencing conflict in the past three decades (1990–2018) …
53 developing countries experiencing conflict in the past three decades (1990–2018) …
The Mexican drug war and early-life health: The impact of violent crime on birth outcomes
R Brown - Demography, 2018 - Springer
This study examines the relationship between exposure to violent crime in utero and birth
weight using longitudinal data from a household survey conducted in Mexico. Controlling for …
weight using longitudinal data from a household survey conducted in Mexico. Controlling for …
Panel data methods and applications to health economics
AM Jones - Palgrave Handbook of Econometrics: Volume 2 …, 2009 - Springer
Much of the empirical analysis done by health economists seeks to estimate the impact of
specific health policies, and the greatest challenge for successful applied work is to find …
specific health policies, and the greatest challenge for successful applied work is to find …
The impact of prenatal care quality on neonatal, infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe: evidence from the demographic and health surveys
The impact of the quality of prenatal care on child mortality outcomes has received less
attention in sub-Saharan Africa. This study endeavoured to explore the effect of the quality of …
attention in sub-Saharan Africa. This study endeavoured to explore the effect of the quality of …
The impact of adequate prenatal care on urban birth outcomes: an analysis in a developing country context
G Gajate-Garrido - Economic Development and Cultural …, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
Deficient birth outcomes entail greater mortality risks and higher probabilities of poor future
health. This study examines the effect of the World Health Organization's prenatal care …
health. This study examines the effect of the World Health Organization's prenatal care …
Prenatal care in combination with maternal educational level has a synergetic effect on the risk of neonatal low birth weight: new findings in a retrospective cohort …
LL Dai, YY Mao, XM Luo, YP Shen - Plos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To investigate the dose-response relationship and synergetic effect of the
maternal educational level and two measures of prenatal care on neonatal low birth weight …
maternal educational level and two measures of prenatal care on neonatal low birth weight …
A multilevel analysis of prenatal care and birth weight in Kenya
JO Awiti - Health economics review, 2014 - Springer
The paper investigates the effect of adequate use of prenatal care on birth weight in Kenya
using data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey of 2008-2009 together with …
using data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey of 2008-2009 together with …
Prenatal care and child growth and schooling in four low-and medium-income countries
Background The effectiveness of prenatal care for improving birth and subsequent child
outcomes in low-income countries remains controversial, with much of the evidence to date …
outcomes in low-income countries remains controversial, with much of the evidence to date …
Quantile effects of prenatal care utilization on birth weight in Argentina
The effects of prenatal care utilization on birth weight (BW) may vary by unobserved fetal
health endowments. This heterogeneity will be masked by estimating the effects at BW mean …
health endowments. This heterogeneity will be masked by estimating the effects at BW mean …