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驱虫治疗对代际儿童死亡率的影响：来自肯尼亚生命面板调查二十年的实验证据
Intergenerational Child Mortality Impacts of Deworming: Experimental Evidence from Two Decades of the Kenya Life Panel Survey
摘要
We assess impacts of a randomized deworming intervention in Kenya on the mortality of recipients’ children using 23-year longitudinal data on over 5,500 original participants and their offspring. The under-5 mortality rate fell by 23% (17 deaths per 1000 live births) for children of treatment group individuals, with larger effects when considering the in-utero period due to reduced miscarriage. A combination of improved health, education, living standards and use of health care, increased urban residence, and delayed fertility in the parent generation contributed to the reduction. The results provide evidence for meaningful intergenerational benefits of child health investments.
中文摘要
我们利用超过5500名原始参与者及其子女的23年纵向数据，评估了肯尼亚一项随机驱虫干预对受益者子女死亡率的影响。治疗组个体子女的5岁以下死亡率下降了23%（每千例活产减少17例死亡），若考虑宫内期因流产减少带来的效应，影响更为显著。父母一代健康状况改善、教育水平提升、生活标准提高、医疗保健利用增加、城市居住比例上升以及生育延迟等因素共同促成了这一下降。研究结果为儿童健康投资带来显著的代际收益提供了证据。