Length of maternal schooling and children’s risk of malaria infection: evidence from a natural experiment in Uganda

Autor: Kazuya Masuda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMJ Global Health, Vol 5, Iss 2 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2059-7908
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001729
Popis: Introduction An estimated 216 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide every year. Cross-sectional studies have reported negative association between maternal education and child malaria risks; however, no randomised trial or quasi-experimental study using a natural experiment has confirmed a causal relationship between these two factors. I used the free primary education reform in Uganda to assess the causal effects of maternal schooling on children’s risk of malaria infection.Methods Malaria biomarkers of children aged
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