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Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana.

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Lavy, V; Strauss, J; Thomas, D; de Vreyer, P
Published in: Journal of health economics
June 1996

This paper analyzes the effect of quality and accessibility of health services and other public infrastructure on the health of children in Ghana. We focus on child survival, child height and weight using data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey. The results suggest an important role for public health policy in eliminating the rural-urban disparities in health status and particularly in improving the health status of rural children and reducing their mortality rates. Increased availability of birth services and other related child programs, as well as Improved water and sanitation infrastructure would have an immediate payoff.

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Journal of health economics

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EISSN

1879-1646

ISSN

0167-6296

Publication Date

June 1996

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

333 / 357

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Survival Analysis
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Nutritional Status
  • Mortality
  • Male
  • Investments
  • Infant
  • Humans
 

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Lavy, V., Strauss, J., Thomas, D., & de Vreyer, P. (1996). Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana. Journal of Health Economics, 15(3), 333–357. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-6296(95)00021-6
Lavy, V., J. Strauss, D. Thomas, and P. de Vreyer. “Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana.Journal of Health Economics 15, no. 3 (June 1996): 333–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-6296(95)00021-6.
Lavy V, Strauss J, Thomas D, de Vreyer P. Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana. Journal of health economics. 1996 Jun;15(3):333–57.
Lavy, V., et al. “Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana.Journal of Health Economics, vol. 15, no. 3, June 1996, pp. 333–57. Epmc, doi:10.1016/0167-6296(95)00021-6.
Lavy V, Strauss J, Thomas D, de Vreyer P. Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana. Journal of health economics. 1996 Jun;15(3):333–357.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of health economics

DOI

EISSN

1879-1646

ISSN

0167-6296

Publication Date

June 1996

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

333 / 357

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Survival Analysis
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Nutritional Status
  • Mortality
  • Male
  • Investments
  • Infant
  • Humans