Date of Award

1-1-2017

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Economics

Content Description

1 online resource (ii. xiii, 218 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Pinka Chatterji

Committee Members

Diane Dewar, Kajal Lahiri

Keywords

Disparities in child health and nutrition, Education policy, Income-related health disparities, Maternal and child health, Social sciences, sub-Saharan Africa, Prenatal care, Public health, Medical policy, Infants, Women

Subject Categories

Demography, Population, and Ecology | Economics | Epidemiology

Abstract

This dissertation comprises of five empirical essays. Essay one assesses the impact of prenatal care quality and its components on child mortality using nationwide data from the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Surveys (ZDHS), 1999-11. Results indicate that increasing prenatal care quality by one unit improves neonatal, infant and under-five survival by about 42.33, 30.86, and 28.65%, respectively and all statically significant at the 1% level.

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