The Impact of Recall Periods on Reported Morbidity and Health Seeking Behavior
Between 2000 and 2002, the authors followed 1621 individuals in Delhi, India using a combination of weekly and monthly-recall health questionnaires. In 2008, they augmented these data with another 8 weeks of surveys during which households were...
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okr-10986-35412021-04-23T14:02:10Z The Impact of Recall Periods on Reported Morbidity and Health Seeking Behavior Das, Jishnu Hammer, Jeffrey Sánchez-Paramo, Carolina ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACUTE ILLNESSES AILMENT AILMENTS ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE AMBULATORY MEDICAL CARE ASTHMA CHRONIC ILLNESS CHRONIC ILLNESSES DEBT DIABETES DIAGNOSIS DISABILITY DISEASE DISEASE BURDEN DOCTOR DOCTORS DRINKING WATER DYSENTERY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FATIGUE FEMALE FLUSH TOILETS GENDER HEALTH BEHAVIOR HEALTH BURDEN HEALTH BURDENS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH CARE DEMAND HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INEQUALITY HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SURVEYS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ILLNESS ILLNESSES INCOME INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS INFECTIONS LOCALITIES MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES MEDICAL PRACTICE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICINES MIGRATION MORBIDITY MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION NEIGHBORHOODS NUTRITION PATIENT PATIENTS PHYSICIAN PRIMARY CARE PROBABILITY RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES SCREENING SLUMS TB TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TREATMENT TUBERCULOSIS URBAN POPULATION USE OF HEALTH SERVICES VILLAGES WOMAN WORKERS Between 2000 and 2002, the authors followed 1621 individuals in Delhi, India using a combination of weekly and monthly-recall health questionnaires. In 2008, they augmented these data with another 8 weeks of surveys during which households were experimentally allocated to surveys with different recall periods in the second half of the survey. This paper shows that the length of the recall period had a large impact on reported morbidity, doctor visits, time spent sick, whether at least one day of work/school was lost due to sickness, and the reported use of self-medication. The effects are more pronounced among the poor than the rich. In one example, differential recall effects across income groups reverse the sign of the gradient between doctor visits and per-capita expenditures such that the poor use health care providers more than the rich in the weekly recall surveys but less in monthly recall surveys. The authors hypothesize that illnesses -- especially among the poor -- are no longer perceived as "extraordinary events" but have become part of "normal" life. They discuss the implications of these results for health survey methodology, and the economic interpretation of sickness in poor populations. 2012-03-19T18:04:19Z 2012-03-19T18:04:19Z 2011-08-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110824082326 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3541 English Impact Evaluation series ; no. IE 51,Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5778 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia South Asia South Asia Asia India |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACUTE ILLNESSES AILMENT AILMENTS ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE AMBULATORY MEDICAL CARE ASTHMA CHRONIC ILLNESS CHRONIC ILLNESSES DEBT DIABETES DIAGNOSIS DISABILITY DISEASE DISEASE BURDEN DOCTOR DOCTORS DRINKING WATER DYSENTERY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FATIGUE FEMALE FLUSH TOILETS GENDER HEALTH BEHAVIOR HEALTH BURDEN HEALTH BURDENS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH CARE DEMAND HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INEQUALITY HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SURVEYS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ILLNESS ILLNESSES INCOME INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS INFECTIONS LOCALITIES MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES MEDICAL PRACTICE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICINES MIGRATION MORBIDITY MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION NEIGHBORHOODS NUTRITION PATIENT PATIENTS PHYSICIAN PRIMARY CARE PROBABILITY RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES SCREENING SLUMS TB TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TREATMENT TUBERCULOSIS URBAN POPULATION USE OF HEALTH SERVICES VILLAGES WOMAN WORKERS |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACUTE ILLNESSES AILMENT AILMENTS ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE AMBULATORY MEDICAL CARE ASTHMA CHRONIC ILLNESS CHRONIC ILLNESSES DEBT DIABETES DIAGNOSIS DISABILITY DISEASE DISEASE BURDEN DOCTOR DOCTORS DRINKING WATER DYSENTERY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FATIGUE FEMALE FLUSH TOILETS GENDER HEALTH BEHAVIOR HEALTH BURDEN HEALTH BURDENS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH CARE DEMAND HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INEQUALITY HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SURVEYS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ILLNESS ILLNESSES INCOME INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS INFECTIONS LOCALITIES MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES MEDICAL PRACTICE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICINES MIGRATION MORBIDITY MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION NEIGHBORHOODS NUTRITION PATIENT PATIENTS PHYSICIAN PRIMARY CARE PROBABILITY RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES SCREENING SLUMS TB TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TREATMENT TUBERCULOSIS URBAN POPULATION USE OF HEALTH SERVICES VILLAGES WOMAN WORKERS Das, Jishnu Hammer, Jeffrey Sánchez-Paramo, Carolina The Impact of Recall Periods on Reported Morbidity and Health Seeking Behavior |
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Impact Evaluation series ; no. IE 51,Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5778 |
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Between 2000 and 2002, the authors
followed 1621 individuals in Delhi, India using a
combination of weekly and monthly-recall health
questionnaires. In 2008, they augmented these data with
another 8 weeks of surveys during which households were
experimentally allocated to surveys with different recall
periods in the second half of the survey. This paper shows
that the length of the recall period had a large impact on
reported morbidity, doctor visits, time spent sick, whether
at least one day of work/school was lost due to sickness,
and the reported use of self-medication. The effects are
more pronounced among the poor than the rich. In one
example, differential recall effects across income groups
reverse the sign of the gradient between doctor visits and
per-capita expenditures such that the poor use health care
providers more than the rich in the weekly recall surveys
but less in monthly recall surveys. The authors hypothesize
that illnesses -- especially among the poor -- are no longer
perceived as "extraordinary events" but have
become part of "normal" life. They discuss the
implications of these results for health survey methodology,
and the economic interpretation of sickness in poor populations. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Das, Jishnu Hammer, Jeffrey Sánchez-Paramo, Carolina |
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Das, Jishnu Hammer, Jeffrey Sánchez-Paramo, Carolina |
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Das, Jishnu |
| title |
The Impact of Recall Periods on Reported Morbidity and Health Seeking Behavior |
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The Impact of Recall Periods on Reported Morbidity and Health Seeking Behavior |
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The Impact of Recall Periods on Reported Morbidity and Health Seeking Behavior |
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The Impact of Recall Periods on Reported Morbidity and Health Seeking Behavior |
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The Impact of Recall Periods on Reported Morbidity and Health Seeking Behavior |
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impact of recall periods on reported morbidity and health seeking behavior |
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2012 |
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