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Child Malnutrition and the Provision of Water and Sanitation in the Philippines

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The prospects for achieving the Millennium Development Goal on nutrition are predicted to be bleak in the Philippines. These predictions, however, take no account of the interactions between nutritional and sanitary interventions. These interactions are reported to matter in the Philippines and elsewhere, but evidence is far from conclusive. Using a nationwide demographic survey, this paper employs two alternative estimation techniques (probits and propensity matching scores) to quantify such relations among Filipino households. The results confirm that water and sanitation provision have a positive effect on nutritional status, but these effects are not substantial. Community-based piped water provision and flush toilets have the greatest potential to reduce malnutrition. Household access to point source water and latrines are more likely to reduce the probability of birth malnutrition among poor households than other public infrastructure. Such interactions, however, cannot substitute for improving the coverage and quality of overall health and nutrition interventions.

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  • Jose Cuesta, 2007. "Child Malnutrition and the Provision of Water and Sanitation in the Philippines," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(2), pages 125-157.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjapxx:v:12:y:2007:i:2:p:125-157
    DOI: 10.1080/13547860701252298
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    1. Joseph J. Capuno & Carlos Antonio R. Tan, Jr., 2012. "Are improved water supply and sanitation always safe for children? Implications for attaining the MDGs in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 201209, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
    2. Joseph J. Capuno & Carlos Antonio R. Tan, Jr. & Xylee Javier, 2016. "WASH for child health: Some evidence in support of public intervention in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 201611, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
    3. José Cardoso & Lindsey Allwright & Vincenzo Salvucci, 2016. "Characteristics and determinants of child malnutrition in Mozambique, 2003-11," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2016-147, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    4. Jordan Teague & E. Johnston & Jay Graham, 2014. "Water, sanitation, hygiene, and nutrition: successes, challenges, and implications for integration," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 59(6), pages 913-921, December.

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