Weather and child health in rural Nigeria (English)

The effect of weather shocks on children's anthropometrics is investigated using the two most recent rounds of the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. For this purpose, climate data for each survey cluster are interpolated using daily weather-station records from the national network. The findings reveal that rainfall shocks have a statistically significant and robust impact on child health in the short run for both weight-for-height and height-for-age...

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Rabassa,Mariano;

Skoufias,Emmanuel;

Jacoby,Hanan G.;
Document Date
2012/10/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6214
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Nigeria,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2012/10/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Weather and child health in rural Nigeria
Keywords
rainy season

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Rabassa,Mariano; Skoufias,Emmanuel; Jacoby,Hanan G..

Weather and child health in rural Nigeria (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6214 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/382891468145145640

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