Quality of Health Care, Survivial and Health Outcomes in Ghana

Victor Lavy, John Strauss, Duncan Thomas and Philippe De Vreyer

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Abstract: This paper analyzes the effect of quality and accessibility of health services and other public infrastructure on the health of children in Ghana. We focus on child survival, child height and weight using data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey. The results suggest an important role for public health policy in eliminating the rural-urban disparities in health status and particularly in improving the health status of rural children and reducing their mortality rates.

Keywords: PUBLIC EXPENDITURES; HEALTH; GOVERNMENT POLICY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN RESOURCES; GHANA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H51 I12 I18 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 1996
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Journal Article: Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana (1996)
Working Paper: The Impact of the Quality of Health Care on Children's Nutrition and Survival in Ghana (1995)
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