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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Dev Econ. 2009 Nov 1;90(2):209–230. doi: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.12.001

Table 1.

Health Outcomes and Inputs Being Estimated

Description Survey Source Timing (t) Statistical Model Freq
V(g, τ) g measures the gestational age of first prenatal visit and τ represents the type of visit Baseline survey t = −1 Discrete time hazard model 1
bw Birth weight Birth date survey t = 0 “Hazard” model 1
bl Birth length Birth date survey t = 0 “Hazard” model 1
bf Breast-feeding choices Birth date, post-birth date, follow-up surveys t =0,1,…,12 logit 13
wk Mother working away home Follow-up surveys t = 1,…,12 logit 12
phc Preventive health care, including immunization shots and any doctor visits Follow-up surveys t = 1,…,12 logit 12
cal Calorie intake Follow-up surveys t = 1,…,12 “Hazard” model 12
fri Incident of severe respiratory disease Follow-up surveys t = 1,…,12 logit 12
dia Incident of diarrhea Follow-up surveys t = 1,…,12 logit 12
cw Child weight Follow-up surveys t = 1,…,12 “Hazard” model 12
ch Child length Follow-up surveys t = 1,…,12 “Hazard” model 12