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Does Parental Education Affect the Impact of Provision of Health Care on Health Status of Children? - Evidence from India

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  • Runu Bhatka
  • A. Ganesh Kumar

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The objective of the study is to analyse the impact of provision of health care facilities on the child health status taking into account the utilization of these available facilities. The study offers an insight into how parental education plays a significant role in explaining the slow progress in the health status of children.

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  • Runu Bhatka & A. Ganesh Kumar, 2014. "Does Parental Education Affect the Impact of Provision of Health Care on Health Status of Children? - Evidence from India," Working Papers id:6128, eSocialSciences.
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    1. Altindag, Duha & Cannonier, Colin & Mocan, Naci, 2011. "The impact of education on health knowledge," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 30(5), pages 792-812, October.
    2. Planning Commission, 2011. "High Level Expert Group Report on Universal Health Coverage for India," Working Papers id:4646, eSocialSciences.
    3. William H. Greene & David A. Hensher, 2008. "Modeling Ordered Choices: A Primer and Recent Developments," Working Papers 08-26, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Economics.
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    1. Runu Bhakta, 2015. "Educational attainment of young adults in India: Measures, trends and determinants," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2015-034, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.

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    Keywords

    Child health status; Health care services; Parental education; Child care; Ordered Probit Model; health care facilities; utilization; schooling; women; institutional delivery services; health seeking behaviour;
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    JEL classification:

    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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