Table 4. Effects on Health At Birth.
Effects of Treatment on Perceived and Measured At−Birth Health of Child
| Perceived | Measured | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size at Birth (ordered, 5 categories) |
1(Below Avg. Size) |
1(Above Avg. Size) |
Birth Weight (g) (last birth only) |
|
| IOC Treatment Exposure | 0.0345 | 0.000802 | −0.0722* | 209.7* |
| (0.120) | (0.0659) | (0.0373) | (123.9) | |
| 1(Female) | −0.323** | −0.0881* | 0.0320 | −136.8 |
| (0.155) | (0.0480) | (0.0264) | (113.8) | |
| 1(Age 1) | 0.0934 | 0.0609 | 0.0648 | −16.17 |
| (0.254) | (0.0907) | (0.0536) | (233.9) | |
| 1(Age 2) | −0.184 | 0.0133 | 0.0866 | 69.26 |
| (0.233) | (0.106) | (0.0907) | (393.7) | |
| 1(Age 3) | 0.173 | 0.125 | 0.0661 | 380.0 |
| (0.345) | (0.140) | (0.127) | (580.4) | |
| 1(Age 4) | 0.0702 | 0.0588 | 0.0611 | 103.3 |
| (0.404) | (0.180) | (0.147) | (658.4) | |
| Observations | 455 | 454 | 454 | 205 |
| Mean of Dependent Variable | 0.110 | 0.165 | 0.0881 | 3071 |
Notes: Robust standard errors in parentheses (*** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1), clustered at the level of DHS cluster (primary sampling unit). Treatment exposure calculated using month and year of birth, and years in which the program was rolled out in each district (see Table A1). Perceived size at birth (column 1) normalized to 0 (categories are −2, −1, 0, 1, 2); ordered probit model used. Below average size is dummy for smallest 2 categories of 5: ";smaller than average" and "very small." Specifications also control for: district fixed effects; urban dummy; rainy season dummy; percent of household's salt that is iodized (0, 25, 50, 75, or 100); minimum and maximum sibling ages; dummies for median sibling age; household size (deciles); number of females in household (quintiles); gender-specific birth order dummies; dummies for number of younger and older siblings; dummies for mother's integer age; and dummies for mother's years of completed schooling. Sample is restricted to households with at least 1 child < 5 years in 1999 DHS.