Month of Birth and Children's Health in India

Michael Lokshin and Sergiy Radyakin ()
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Sergiy Radyakin: The World Bank, Postal: 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20433

No 4813, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: The authors use data from three waves of the India National Family Health Survey to explore the relationship between the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon months have lower anthropometric scores compared with children born during the fall and winter months. The authors propose and test four hypotheses that could explain such a correlation. The results emphasize the importance of seasonal variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in India. Policy interventions that affect these conditions could effectively impact the health and achievement of these children, in a manner similar to nutrition and micronutrient supplementation programs.

Keywords: Nutrition; anthropometry; child health; seasonality; poverty; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I32 J12 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2009-01-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cwa, nep-dev and nep-hea
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Journal Article: Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India (2012)
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