Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi
By international standards, and given its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions in, and low levels of, infant and under-five mortality. The authors review existing evidence and provide new evidence on whether...
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okr-10986-148052021-04-23T14:03:20Z Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi Wagstaff, Adam Nguyen, Nga Nguyet AGE GROUPS ANTENATAL CARE ANTENATAL VISITS ASBESTOS CENSUS CENSUS DATA CENSUSES CHILD MORBIDITY CHILD MORTALITY CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION DEATHS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DIPHTHERIA DRUGS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EXERCISES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IRON LIFE TABLES LIVE BIRTHS LIVING STANDARDS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MCH MEASLES MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICINES MINORITIES MORALITY MORTALITY DECLINE MORTALITY RATE MOTHERS NEONATAL MORTALITY NURSES PARENTS PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH POOR CHILDREN PREGNANCIES PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO RISK OF DEATH SAFE DRINKING WATER SANITATION TETANUS URBAN AREAS VACCINATION VACCINES WHOOPING COUGH YOUNGER WOMEN INFANT MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY HEALTH SERVICES CHILD HEALTH EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT HEALTH DELIVERY WATER DELIVERY SANITATION SERVICES HEALTH TRENDS HOUSEHOLD DATA TARGETING DRINKING WATER STANDARDS By international standards, and given its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions in, and low levels of, infant and under-five mortality. The authors review existing evidence and provide new evidence on whether, under the economic liberalization program known as Doi Moi, this reduction in child mortality has been sustained. They conclude that it has, but that the gains have been concentrated among the better-off. As a result, socioeconomic inequalities in child survival are evident in Vietnam-a change from the early 1990s when none were apparent. The authors develop survival models to find the causes of this differential decline in child mortality, and conclude that a number of factors have been at work, including reductions among the poor (but not among the better-off) in coverage of health services and in women's educational attainment. They argue that if the experience of the late 1990s is a guide to the future, the lack of progress among the poor will jeopardize Vietnam's chances of achieving the international development goals for child mortality. The authors examine various policy scenarios, including expanding coverage of health services, water and sanitation, and find that such measures, while useful, will have only a limited effect on the mortality of poor children. They find that programs aimed at narrowing the gap between the poor and better-off may have large beneficial effects on the various determinants of child survival. 2013-08-05T18:50:25Z 2013-08-05T18:50:25Z 2002-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/04/1775831/poverty-survival-prospects-vietnamese-children-under-doi-moi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14805 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.2832 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Vietnam |
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AGE GROUPS ANTENATAL CARE ANTENATAL VISITS ASBESTOS CENSUS CENSUS DATA CENSUSES CHILD MORBIDITY CHILD MORTALITY CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION DEATHS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DIPHTHERIA DRUGS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EXERCISES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IRON LIFE TABLES LIVE BIRTHS LIVING STANDARDS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MCH MEASLES MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICINES MINORITIES MORALITY MORTALITY DECLINE MORTALITY RATE MOTHERS NEONATAL MORTALITY NURSES PARENTS PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH POOR CHILDREN PREGNANCIES PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO RISK OF DEATH SAFE DRINKING WATER SANITATION TETANUS URBAN AREAS VACCINATION VACCINES WHOOPING COUGH YOUNGER WOMEN INFANT MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY HEALTH SERVICES CHILD HEALTH EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT HEALTH DELIVERY WATER DELIVERY SANITATION SERVICES HEALTH TRENDS HOUSEHOLD DATA TARGETING DRINKING WATER STANDARDS |
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AGE GROUPS ANTENATAL CARE ANTENATAL VISITS ASBESTOS CENSUS CENSUS DATA CENSUSES CHILD MORBIDITY CHILD MORTALITY CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION DEATHS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DIPHTHERIA DRUGS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EXERCISES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IRON LIFE TABLES LIVE BIRTHS LIVING STANDARDS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MCH MEASLES MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICINES MINORITIES MORALITY MORTALITY DECLINE MORTALITY RATE MOTHERS NEONATAL MORTALITY NURSES PARENTS PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH POOR CHILDREN PREGNANCIES PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO RISK OF DEATH SAFE DRINKING WATER SANITATION TETANUS URBAN AREAS VACCINATION VACCINES WHOOPING COUGH YOUNGER WOMEN INFANT MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY HEALTH SERVICES CHILD HEALTH EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT HEALTH DELIVERY WATER DELIVERY SANITATION SERVICES HEALTH TRENDS HOUSEHOLD DATA TARGETING DRINKING WATER STANDARDS Wagstaff, Adam Nguyen, Nga Nguyet Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi |
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By international standards, and given
its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved
substantial reductions in, and low levels of, infant and
under-five mortality. The authors review existing evidence
and provide new evidence on whether, under the economic
liberalization program known as Doi Moi, this reduction in
child mortality has been sustained. They conclude that it
has, but that the gains have been concentrated among the
better-off. As a result, socioeconomic inequalities in child
survival are evident in Vietnam-a change from the early
1990s when none were apparent. The authors develop survival
models to find the causes of this differential decline in
child mortality, and conclude that a number of factors have
been at work, including reductions among the poor (but not
among the better-off) in coverage of health services and in
women's educational attainment. They argue that if the
experience of the late 1990s is a guide to the future, the
lack of progress among the poor will jeopardize
Vietnam's chances of achieving the international
development goals for child mortality. The authors examine
various policy scenarios, including expanding coverage of
health services, water and sanitation, and find that such
measures, while useful, will have only a limited effect on
the mortality of poor children. They find that programs
aimed at narrowing the gap between the poor and better-off
may have large beneficial effects on the various
determinants of child survival. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Wagstaff, Adam Nguyen, Nga Nguyet |
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Wagstaff, Adam Nguyen, Nga Nguyet |
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Wagstaff, Adam |
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Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi |
| title_short |
Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi |
| title_full |
Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi |
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Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi |
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Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi |
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poverty and survival prospects of vietnamese children under doi moi |
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World Bank, Washington, D.C. |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/04/1775831/poverty-survival-prospects-vietnamese-children-under-doi-moi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14805 |
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