Sanitation and Diarrheal Morbidity: Evidence from Afghanistan

Childhood diarrheal morbidity and sanitation predictors in a nomadic community

BACKGROUND Diarrhea remains a leading killer of young children on the globe despite the availability of simple and effective solutions to prevent and control it. The disease is more prevalent among under - five children (U5C) in the developing world due to lack of sanitation. A child dies every 15 s from diarrheal disease caused largely by poor sanitation. Nearly 90% of diarrheal disease is att...

Sanitation, Disease, and Anemia: Evidence From Nepal∗

Anemia is a health problem with significant economic consequences. In children, it impairs physical and cognitive development and reduces human capital accumulation. In adults, it reduces productivity. Globally, more than 40% of all children under five have hemoglobin levels below the threshold for anemia. Previous literature has focused on the role of poor nutritional intake in causing anemia....

Comparing and Combining List and Endorsement Experiments: Evidence from Afghanistan

List and endorsement experiments are becoming increasingly popular among social scientists as indirect survey techniques for sensitive questions. When studying issues such as racial prejudice and support for militant groups, these survey methodologies may improve the validity of measurements by reducing nonresponse and social desirability biases. We develop a statistical test and multivariate r...

Effects of Rural Sanitation on Infant Mortality and Human Capital: Evidence from India’s Total Sanitation Campaign

Open defecation without a toilet or latrine is among the leading global threats to health, especially in India. Although it is well-known that modern sewage infrastructure improves health, it is unknown whether a sanitation program feasible for a low capacity, poor country government could be effective. This paper contributes the first causally identified estimates of effects of rural sanitatio...

Water, Sanitation and Children’s Health Evidence from 172 DHS Surveys