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Mailman School of Public Health
Throughout the developing world, there is evidence of declining rates of mortality and fertility, yet no clear understanding of the factors driving this change, nor the extent to which these health improvements are being experienced equitably by subsections of the population. This study uses data from Matlab, Bangladesh, to explore the role of women's socioeconomic development in hastening health improvement and lessening health disparity. Its specific aims are to (1) Consider the various determinants of health change and in particular, the relative importance of women's socioeconomic development versus health-specific interventions in explaining this change; (2) evaluate socioeconomic and gender disparities in a variety of health outcomes and assess whether these inequities have been increasing or decreasing over the course of the decade; and, (3) specify the mechanisms through which women's socioeconomic development influences health behaviors and outcomes.
Project Leader/Principal Investigator
Adams, Alayne
Primary Contact
Adams, Alayne
Location
Bangladesh
Department/Center
Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health
Funding Source
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Collaborating Institution
BRAC (Bangladeshi NGO)
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