Child Health and the 1988-92 Economic Crisis in Peru

The effect of economic crises on child health is a topic of great policy importance. The authors use data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) to analyze the impact of the profound 1988-92 economic crisis in Peru on infant mortality and a...

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Main Authors:	Paxson, Christina, Schady, Norbert
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO SERVICES ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS ADULT MORTALITY AGED ALCOHOLISM BIRTH RATE BIRTH RATES BIRTHS CHILD DEATHS CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES CHILD HEALTH STATUS CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS CHILDBEARING CHILDHOOD CHOLERA CLINICS DEATH RATE DIARRHEA DIETS DISEASES EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FAMILIES GENDER HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH WORKERS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING INCOME INCREASE IN MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFANTS INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS LABOR FORCE LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS MALARIA MALNUTRITION MARITAL STATUS MATERNAL AGE MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL CONSULTATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MOTHERS NATIONAL HEALTH NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITIONAL STATUS OLD CHILDREN OLDER CHILDREN OLDER MOTHERS PARENTAL EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH PREGNANT WOMEN PRENATAL CARE PRIMARY EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC SECTOR RADIO RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS STUNTING SUICIDE TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS USE OF HEALTH FACILITIES VACCINATION WASTING WORKERS YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG WOMEN CHILD HEALTH CHILD NUTRITION NUTRITION & HEALTH CARE HEALTH FERTILITY ECONOMIC SHOCKS INCOME DECLINE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3328524/child-health-1988-92-economic-crisis-peru http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14778

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14778

Child Health and the 1988-92 Economic Crisis in Peru

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