Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India
The authors use data from three waves of the India National Family Health Survey to explore the relationship between the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon months have...
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okr-10986-40112021-04-23T14:02:14Z Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India Lokshin, Michael Radyakin, Sergiy ABORTION ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ADULT EDUCATION ADULTHOOD BIRTH RATES BIRTH WEIGHT BIRTHS BREAST BREASTFEEDING CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD GROWTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES CHILD MALNUTRITION CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS CHILDBEARING CHILDCARE CHILDHOOD CHOLERA COMMUNITY HEALTH DEATH RATE DEATHS DIABETES DIARRHEA DIET DISEASE EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENDOCRINOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FAMILY PLANNING FATHER FEMALES FETAL GROWTH FOOD SECURITY GENDER GENDERS HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH STATUS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION INFANCY INFANT CARE INFANTS INFECTIOUS DISEASE INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS MALARIA MALES MARRIED WOMAN MEDICINE MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MIGRATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATES MOTHER MOTHERS NUTRITION NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OBESITY POPULATION STUDIES PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION PRIMARY EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH REPRODUCTION SELECTIVE ABORTION SEX SIBLINGS SOCIAL DIFFERENCES STUNTED CHILDREN STUNTING UNWANTED PREGNANCIES WOMAN WOMENS HEALTH YOUNG CHILDREN The authors use data from three waves of the India National Family Health Survey to explore the relationship between the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon months have lower anthropometric scores compared with children born during the fall and winter months. The authors propose and test four hypotheses that could explain such a correlation. The results emphasize the importance of seasonal variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in India. Policy interventions that affect these conditions could effectively impact the health and achievement of these children, in a manner similar to nutrition and micronutrient supplementation programs. 2012-03-19T19:08:16Z 2012-03-19T19:08:16Z 2009-01-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090112090024 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4011 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4813 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia South Asia The World Region The World Region South Asia Asia |
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ABORTION ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ADULT EDUCATION ADULTHOOD BIRTH RATES BIRTH WEIGHT BIRTHS BREAST BREASTFEEDING CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD GROWTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES CHILD MALNUTRITION CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS CHILDBEARING CHILDCARE CHILDHOOD CHOLERA COMMUNITY HEALTH DEATH RATE DEATHS DIABETES DIARRHEA DIET DISEASE EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENDOCRINOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FAMILY PLANNING FATHER FEMALES FETAL GROWTH FOOD SECURITY GENDER GENDERS HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH STATUS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION INFANCY INFANT CARE INFANTS INFECTIOUS DISEASE INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS MALARIA MALES MARRIED WOMAN MEDICINE MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MIGRATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATES MOTHER MOTHERS NUTRITION NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OBESITY POPULATION STUDIES PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION PRIMARY EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH REPRODUCTION SELECTIVE ABORTION SEX SIBLINGS SOCIAL DIFFERENCES STUNTED CHILDREN STUNTING UNWANTED PREGNANCIES WOMAN WOMENS HEALTH YOUNG CHILDREN |
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ABORTION ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ADULT EDUCATION ADULTHOOD BIRTH RATES BIRTH WEIGHT BIRTHS BREAST BREASTFEEDING CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD GROWTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES CHILD MALNUTRITION CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS CHILDBEARING CHILDCARE CHILDHOOD CHOLERA COMMUNITY HEALTH DEATH RATE DEATHS DIABETES DIARRHEA DIET DISEASE EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENDOCRINOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FAMILY PLANNING FATHER FEMALES FETAL GROWTH FOOD SECURITY GENDER GENDERS HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH STATUS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION INFANCY INFANT CARE INFANTS INFECTIOUS DISEASE INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS MALARIA MALES MARRIED WOMAN MEDICINE MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MIGRATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATES MOTHER MOTHERS NUTRITION NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OBESITY POPULATION STUDIES PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION PRIMARY EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH REPRODUCTION SELECTIVE ABORTION SEX SIBLINGS SOCIAL DIFFERENCES STUNTED CHILDREN STUNTING UNWANTED PREGNANCIES WOMAN WOMENS HEALTH YOUNG CHILDREN Lokshin, Michael Radyakin, Sergiy Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India |
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Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4813 |
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The authors use data from three waves of
the India National Family Health Survey to explore the
relationship between the month of birth and the health
outcomes of young children in India. They find that children
born during the monsoon months have lower anthropometric
scores compared with children born during the fall and
winter months. The authors propose and test four hypotheses
that could explain such a correlation. The results emphasize
the importance of seasonal variations in affecting
environmental conditions at the time of birth and
determining the health outcomes of young children in India.
Policy interventions that affect these conditions could
effectively impact the health and achievement of these
children, in a manner similar to nutrition and micronutrient
supplementation programs. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Lokshin, Michael Radyakin, Sergiy |
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Lokshin, Michael Radyakin, Sergiy |
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Lokshin, Michael |
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Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India |
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Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India |
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Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India |
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Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India |
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Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India |
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month of birth and children’s health in india |
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2012 |
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