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Does piped water reduce diarrhea for children in rural India ?, Volume 1

Author:	Jalan, Jyotsna; Ravallion, Martin;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 2664
Country:	India;	Date Stored:	2001/11/22
Document Date:	2001/08/31	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Major Sector:	Water, sanitation and flood protection
Region:	South Asia	Report Number:	WPS2664
Sub Sectors:	Rural Water Supply & Sanitation	SubTopics:	Water Conservation; Environmental Economics & Policies; Water and Industry; Town Water Supply and Sanitation; Health Monitoring & Evaluation; Health Economics & Finance; Public Health Promotion
Volume No:	1

Summary: The effects of public investments aimed at directly improving children's health are theoretically ambiguous, since the outcomes also depend on indirect effects through parental inputs. The authors investigate the role of such inputs in influencing the incidence of child health gains from access to piped water in rural India. Using propensity score matching methods, they find that the prevalence and duration of diarrhea among children under five are significantly less on average for families with piped water than for families without it. But health gains largely bypass children in poor families, particularly when the mother is poorly educated. The author's findings point to the importance of combing infrastructure investments with effective public action to promote health knowledge and income poverty reduction.


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