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Inter-district Socioeconomic Disparity and Child Health Care in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Abid Rashid Gill
  • Tayyaba Akaram

    (The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan)

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The study assesses the impact of socioeconomic disparities on child health care in Pakistan using cross-section data of 106 districts for the year 2015. The data has been taken from BureauStatistics of all provinces and PSLM (2014-15). The study utilizes two determinants of child health i.e. child immunization under 12-23 months and treatment of diarrhea underfive. The wealth-based disparity index, health infrastructure index, pre-natal care, mother’s education, housing sanitation and source of safe drinking water are taken as determining factors of the child'shealth. The results indicate that socioeconomic disparities harmboth measuresof child health care. It implies that an increase in socioeconomic disparity decreases child immunization and treatment of diarrhea in Pakistan. The health infrastructure, pre-natal care consultation, education of mother, housing sanitation, availability of clean drinking water has a significant impact on both measures of child health. The study, therefore, recommends the strategies and means aims at enhancing healthcare services and improving socio-economic disparities in the country.

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  • Abid Rashid Gill & Tayyaba Akaram, 2018. "Inter-district Socioeconomic Disparity and Child Health Care in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study," Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan., vol. 1(2), pages 95-110, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:akw:iupjes:v:1:y:2018:i:2:p:95-110
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    Keywords

    Child Health Care; Socioeconomic Disparity; Health Infrastructure; Mother’s Education; Housing Sanitation; Source of Drinking Water.;
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    JEL classification:

    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
    • C01 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Econometrics

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