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- Title
Early-Life Access to a Basic Health Care Program and Adult Outcomes in Indonesia.
- Authors
Ahsan, Md Nazmul; Banerjee, Rakesh; Maharaj, Riddhi
- Abstract
Access to primary care during early life can have substantial benefits in developing countries. This study evaluates the long-run impact of the Village Midwife Program in Indonesia. It utilizes the rollout variation of the program and links individual background and community characteristics in early childhood to adult outcomes in the Indonesian Family Life Survey. It finds that the presence of a midwife in a community in utero leads to an improvement in overall health, cognition, and economic outcomes among men, but not women. Greater receipt of antenatal care and skilled birth attendance could, in part, drive these results.
- Subjects
INDONESIA; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH programs; PRIMARY care; ADULTS; PRENATAL care
- Publication
World Bank Economic Review, 2021, Vol 35, Issue 3, p681
- ISSN
0258-6770
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/wber/lhaa015