Early-Life Access to a Basic Health Care Program and Adult Outcomes in Indonesia
Ahsan, MN; Banerjee, R; Maharaj, R
Date: 24 June 2020
Journal
World Bank Economic Review
Publisher
Oxford University Press / World Bank
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Abstract
Access to primary care during early life can have substantial benefits in developing countries. This study evaluates the long-run impact of the Village Midwife Program in Indonesia.
It utilizes the roll-out-variation of the program and link individual background and community
characteristics in early childhood to adult outcomes in ...
Access to primary care during early life can have substantial benefits in developing countries. This study evaluates the long-run impact of the Village Midwife Program in Indonesia.
It utilizes the roll-out-variation of the program and link individual background and community
characteristics in early childhood to adult outcomes in the Indonesian Family Life Survey. It
finds that the presence of a midwife in a community in utero leads to an improvement in overall
health, cognition, and economic outcomes among men, but not for women. Greater receipt of
antenatal care and skilled birth-attendance could, in part, drive these results.
Economics
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
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