The effects of improved nutrition, sanitation, and water quality on child health in high-mortality populations

By Lung-fei Lee, Mark R. Rosenzweig, M. Pitt. 1997

Abstract A framework is set out for estimating the effects of interventions on child health that considers changes in the allocation of family resources, who among children survive (survival selectivity), and changes in the health of surviving children net of family resources. Estimates based on structural-equations semi-parametric models applied to data describing households from rural areas of two low-income countries indicate that conventional reduced-form estimates understate the effectiveness of improving sanitation facilities. This is due to the reduced allocation of household resources to children in households with better facilities but not to mortality selection, which is negligible.

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Distinguishing Cause from Effect Using Observational Data: Methods and Benchmarks (2014, background): “Changing the percentage of people with access to clean water will directly change the mortality rate of infants, since infants are particularly susceptible to diseases (Lee et al., 1997).”
The Effects of Infrastructure Development on Growth and income (2004, unknown): “Several studies have identified instances in which access to clean water has helped significantly to reduce child mortality (Behrman and Wolfe, 1987; Lavy et al. 1996; Lee et al. 1997; Jalan and Ravallion, 2002).”
The Impact of Piped Water Provision on Infant Mortality in Brazil: A Quantile Panel Data Approach (2010, unknown): “height-forweight scores) need to correct for the selection on surviving children in order to avoid underestimating the overall impact of piped water on child health (Lee et al., 1997).”
Distinguishing Cause from Effect Using Observational Data: Methods and Benchmarks (2014, background): “Changing the percentage of people with access to clean water will directly change the mortality rate of infants, since infants are particularly susceptible to diseases (Lee et al., 1997).”