Returns to Controlling a Neglected Tropical Disease: Schistosomiasis Control Program and Education Outcomes in Nigeria

Francis Makamu (), Mehtabul Azam and Harounan Kazianga

No 1711, Economics Working Paper Series from Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business

Abstract: Using the rollout of the schistosomiasis campaign in Nigeria as a quasi-experiment, we examine the impact of the disease control program on school age children education outcomes. Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by infections from a small worm. Its most severe effects hamper growth and cognitive development of children. The mass campaign targeted four states that saw large reduction in the infectious disease afterwards. Using difference-in-differences strategy, we find that the cohort exposed to the treatment in rural areas accumulated an additional 0.6 years of education compared to cohort not exposed to the treatment. Moreover, the impact of the schistosomiasis treatment is mainly on girls residing in rural areas.

Keywords: Schistosomiasis; Disease Control; Child Education; Nigeria. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 I18 I26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2017-07
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