Droughts and child health in Bangladesh.
This paper investigates the extent to which in-utero exposure to droughts influences the health outcomes of Bangladeshi children in early childhood. Exploiting the plausibly exogenous deviations of rainfall from the location-specific norms, we find that deficient rainfall during the prenatal period...
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| description | This paper investigates the extent to which in-utero exposure to droughts influences the health outcomes of Bangladeshi children in early childhood. Exploiting the plausibly exogenous deviations of rainfall from the location-specific norms, we find that deficient rainfall during the prenatal period is harmful to child health. Specifically, in-utero exposure to droughts decreases the height-for-age, weight-for-height, and weight-for-age z-scores by 0.10, 0.11, and 0.11 standard deviations among children under five years old, respectively. Our heterogeneity analyses reveal that the adverse health setbacks fall disproportionately on children of disadvantaged backgrounds. Exploring the differential effects by trimesters of exposure, we further show that experiencing droughts during the second and the third trimesters leaves injurious effects on early childhood health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd4b93c0875348238fdf5e51e4e2d50c2022-12-22T02:54:03ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01173e026561710.1371/journal.pone.0265617Droughts and child health in Bangladesh.Kien LeMy NguyenThis paper investigates the extent to which in-utero exposure to droughts influences the health outcomes of Bangladeshi children in early childhood. Exploiting the plausibly exogenous deviations of rainfall from the location-specific norms, we find that deficient rainfall during the prenatal period is harmful to child health. Specifically, in-utero exposure to droughts decreases the height-for-age, weight-for-height, and weight-for-age z-scores by 0.10, 0.11, and 0.11 standard deviations among children under five years old, respectively. Our heterogeneity analyses reveal that the adverse health setbacks fall disproportionately on children of disadvantaged backgrounds. Exploring the differential effects by trimesters of exposure, we further show that experiencing droughts during the second and the third trimesters leaves injurious effects on early childhood health.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265617 |
| spellingShingle | Kien Le My Nguyen Droughts and child health in Bangladesh. PLoS ONE |
| title | Droughts and child health in Bangladesh. |
| title_full | Droughts and child health in Bangladesh. |
| title_fullStr | Droughts and child health in Bangladesh. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Droughts and child health in Bangladesh. |
| title_short | Droughts and child health in Bangladesh. |
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