Health Seeking Behavior among Rural Left-Behind Children: Evidence from Shaanxi and Gansu Provinces in China
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
Download full text from publisher
References listed on IDEAS
- Liu, Z. & Li, X. & Ge, X., 2009. "Left too early: The effects of age at separation from parents on Chinese rural children's symptoms of anxiety and depression," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(11), pages 2049-2054.
- Wu, Qiaobing & Lu, Deping & Kang, Mi, 2015. "Social capital and the mental health of children in rural China with different experiences of parental migration," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 132(C), pages 270-277.
- Glewwe, Paul & Park, Albert & Zhao, Meng, 2016.
"A better vision for development: Eyeglasses and academic performance in rural primary schools in China,"
Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 170-182.
- Albert Park & Paul Glewwe & Meng Zhao, 2016. "A Better Vision for Development: Eyeglasses and Academic Performance in Rural Primary Schools in China," HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series 2016-37, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies, revised Jun 2016.
- Greg Fischer & Dean Karlan & Margaret McConnell & Pia Raffler, 2014.
"To Charge or Not to Charge: Evidence from a Health Products Experiment in Uganda,"
Working Papers
1041, Economic Growth Center, Yale University.
- Fischer, Greg & Karlan, Dean S. & McConnell, Margaret & Raffler, Pia, 2014. "To Charge or Not to Charge: Evidence from a Health Products Experiment in Uganda," Center Discussion Papers 169540, Yale University, Economic Growth Center.
- McConnell, Margaret & Karlan, Dean & Fischer, Greg & Raffler, Pia, 2014. "To Charge or Not to Charge: Evidence from a Health Products Experiment in Uganda," CEPR Discussion Papers 9999, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Fischer, Greg & Karlan, Dean & McConnell, Margaret & Raffler, Pia, 2014. "To Charge or Not to Charge: Evidence from a Health Products Experiment in Uganda," Working Papers 133, Yale University, Department of Economics.
- Greg Fischer & Dean Karlan & Margaret McConnell & Pia Raffler, 2014. "To Charge or Not to Charge: Evidence from a Health Products Experiment in Uganda," NBER Working Papers 20170, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Grossman, Michael, 2000. "The human capital model," Handbook of Health Economics, in: A. J. Culyer & J. P. Newhouse (ed.), Handbook of Health Economics, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 7, pages 347-408, Elsevier.
- Nemet, Gregory F. & Bailey, Adrian J., 2000. "Distance and health care utilization among the rural elderly," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 50(9), pages 1197-1208, May.
- Greg Fischer, Dean Karlan, Margaret McConnell, and Pia Raffler, 2014. "To Charge or Not to Charge: Evidence from a Health Products Experiment in Uganda - Working Paper 387," Working Papers 387, Center for Global Development.
- Kremer, Michael & Glennerster, Rachel, 2011. "Improving Health in Developing Countries," Handbook of Health Economics, in: Mark V. Pauly & Thomas G. Mcguire & Pedro P. Barros (ed.), Handbook of Health Economics, volume 2, chapter 0, pages 201-315, Elsevier.
- Miriam Bruhn & David McKenzie, 2009.
"In Pursuit of Balance: Randomization in Practice in Development Field Experiments,"
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 1(4), pages 200-232, October.
- Bruhn, Miriam & McKenzie, David, 2008. "In pursuit of balance : randomization in practice in development field experiments," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4752, The World Bank.
- Yi, Hongmei & Zhang, Linxiu & Ma, Xiaochen & Congdon, Nathan & Shi, Yaojiang & Pang, Xiaopeng & Zeng, Junxia & Wang, Lei & Boswell, Matthew & Rozelle, Scott, 2015. "Poor vision among China's rural primary school students: Prevalence, correlates and consequences," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 247-262.
- Nava Ashraf & James Berry & Jesse M. Shapiro, 2010.
"Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 100(5), pages 2383-2413, December.
- Nava Ashraf & James Berry & Jesse M. Shapiro, 2007. "Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia," NBER Working Papers 13247, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Feinian Chen & Guangya Liu, 2012. "The Health Implications of Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren in China," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 67(1), pages 99-112.
- Edward Miguel & Michael Kremer, 2004. "Worms: Identifying Impacts on Education and Health in the Presence of Treatment Externalities," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 72(1), pages 159-217, January.
- Jessica Cohen & Pascaline Dupas, 2010. "Free Distribution or Cost-Sharing? Evidence from a Randomized Malaria Prevention Experiment," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 125(1), pages 1-45.
- Meimei Ji & Yefu Zhang & Jiaojiao Zou & Tong Yuan & Amber Tang & Jing Deng & Lina Yang & Mingzhi Li & Jihua Chen & Hong Qin & Qian Lin, 2017. "Study on the Status of Health Service Utilization among Caregivers of Left-Behind Children in Poor Rural Areas of Hunan Province: A Baseline Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-11, August.
- Xu Tian & Caicui Ding & Chong Shen & Hui Wang, 2017. "Does Parental Migration Have Negative Impact on the Growth of Left-Behind Children?—New Evidence from Longitudinal Data in Rural China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-10, October.
- Rebecca L. Thornton, 2008. "The Demand for, and Impact of, Learning HIV Status," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 98(5), pages 1829-1863, December.
- D. J. Torgerson & C. Donaldson & D. M. Reid, 1994. "Private versus social opportunity cost of time: Valuing time in the demand for health care," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 3(3), pages 149-155, May.
Citations
Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
Cited by:
- Jing Luo & Jiaojiao Zou & Meimei Ji & Tong Yuan & Mei Sun & Qian Lin, 2019. "Emotional and Behavioral Problems Among 3- to 5-Year-Olds Left-Behind Children in Poor Rural Areas of Hunan Province: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-12, October.
- Lingling Zheng & Junlian Tan & Rongjiao Liu & Xueru Yang & Huiling He & Huiming Xiao & Liwen He, 2019. "The Impact of Primary Treatment on Post-Traumatic Endophthalmitis in Children with Open Globe Injuries: A Study in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-6, August.
- Jason Hung, 2023. "Policy-Oriented Examination of Left-Behind Children’s Health and Well-Being in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-12, March.
- Jin Zhao & Huan Wang & Hongyu Guan & Kang Du & Yunyun Zhang & Nathan Congdon, 2022. "Impact of Teacher Incentive Intervention on Students’ Vision Healthcare Uptake: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-14, October.
- Hongyu Guan & Huan Wang & Kang Du & Jin Zhao & Matthew Boswell & Yaojiang Shi & Yiwei Qian, 2018. "The Effect of Providing Free Eyeglasses on Children’s Mental Health Outcomes in China: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-15, December.
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Wang, H. & Guan, H. & Boswell, M., 2018. "Health Seeking Behavior among Rural Left-behind Children: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 276955, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
- Sean Sylvia & Xiaochen Ma & Yaojiang Shi & Scott Rozelle & C. -Y. Cynthia Lin Lawell, 2018. "Ordeal Mechanisms, Information, and the Cost-Effectiveness of Subsidies: Evidence from Subsidized Eyeglasses in Rural China," Papers 1812.00383, arXiv.org.
- Pascaline Dupas & Edward Miguel, 2016.
"Impacts and Determinants of Health Levels in Low-Income Countries,"
NBER Working Papers
22235, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Dupas, Pascaline & Miguel, Edward, 2016. "Impacts and Determinants of Health Levels in Low-Income Countries," Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt3r04k69j, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley.
- Sylvia, Sean & Ma, Xiaochen & Shi, Yaojiang & Rozelle, Scott, 2022. "Ordeal mechanisms, information, and the cost-effectiveness of strategies to provide subsidized eyeglasses," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
- Paulina Oliva & B. Kelsey Jack & Samuel Bell & Elizabeth Mettetal & Christopher Severen, 2020.
"Technology Adoption under Uncertainty: Take-Up and Subsequent Investment in Zambia,"
The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 102(3), pages 617-632, July.
- B. Kelsey Jack & Paulina Oliva & Christopher Severen & Elizabeth Walker & Samuel Bell, 2015. "Technology Adoption Under Uncertainty: Take-Up and Subsequent Investment in Zambia," NBER Working Papers 21414, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Anja Sautmann & Samuel Brown & Mark Dean, 2016.
"Subsidies, Information, and the Timing of Children's Health Care in Mali,"
CESifo Working Paper Series
6057, CESifo.
- Anja Sautmann & Samuel Brown & Mark Dean, 2016. "Subsidies, Information, and the Timing of ChildrenÃs Health Care in Mali," Working Papers 2016-2, Brown University, Department of Economics.
- Camille Boudot‐Reddy & Anita Mukherjee, 2021. "Improving the adoption of household health products: A sales experiment with chlorine tablets," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(3), pages 623-641, March.
- Meredith, Jennifer & Robinson, Jonathan & Walker, Sarah & Wydick, Bruce, 2013.
"Keeping the doctor away: Experimental evidence on investment in preventative health products,"
Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 196-210.
- Meredith, Jennifer & Robinson, Jonathan & Walker, Sarah & Wydick, Bruce, 2012. "Keeping the Doctor Away: Experimental Evidence on Investment in Preventative Health Products," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt24715228, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz.
- Jennifer M. Meredith & Jonathan Robinson & Sarah Walker & Bruce Wydick, 2013. "Keeping the Doctor Away: Experimental Evidence on Investment in Preventative Health Products," NBER Working Papers 19312, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Gunther Bensch & Jörg Peters, 2020.
"One‐Off Subsidies and Long‐Run Adoption—Experimental Evidence on Improved Cooking Stoves in Senegal,"
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 102(1), pages 72-90, January.
- Bensch, Gunther & Peters, Jörg, 2017. "One-off subsidies and long-run adoption – Experimental evidence on improved cooking stoves in Senegal," Discussion Papers 256217, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
- Bensch, Gunther & Peters, Jörg, 2019. "One-off subsidies and long-run adoption – Experimental evidence on improved cooking stoves in Senegal," MPRA Paper 94211, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Mar 2019.
- Bensch, Gunther & Peters, Jörg, 2017. "One-off subsidies and long-run adoption: Experimental evidence on improved cooking stoves in Senegal," Ruhr Economic Papers 685, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
- Bensch, Gunther & Peters, Jörg, 2017. "One-Off Subsidies and Long-Run Adoption: Experimental Evidence on Improved Cooking Stoves in Senegal," EfD Discussion Paper 17-17, Environment for Development, University of Gothenburg.
- Sylvain Chassang & Gerard Padro I Miquel & Erik Snowberg, 2012.
"Selective Trials: A Principal-Agent Approach to Randomized Controlled Experiments,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 102(4), pages 1279-1309, June.
- Sylvain Chassang & Gerard Padro i Miquel & Erik Snowberg, 2010. "Selective Trials: A Principal-Agent Approach to Randomized Controlled Experiments," NBER Working Papers 16343, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Snowberg, Erik & Padró i Miquel, Gerard & Chassang, Sylvain, 2010. "Selective Trials: A Principal-Agent Approach to Randomized Controlled Experiments," CEPR Discussion Papers 8003, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Sylvain Chassang & Gerard Padro i Miquel & Erik Snowberg, 2010. "Selective Trials: A Principal-Agent Approach to Randomized Controlled Experiments," Working Papers 1262, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Econometric Research Program..
- Jain, Tarun & Maitra, Pushkar & Mani, Subha, 2019.
"Barriers to skill acquisition: Evidence from English training in India,"
World Development, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 314-325.
- Jain, Tarun & Maitra, Pushkar & Mani, Subha, 2016. "Barriers to Skill Acquisition: Evidence from English Training in India," IZA Discussion Papers 10199, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Abhijit Banerjee & Sylvain Chassang & Erik Snowberg, 2016. "Decision Theoretic Approaches to Experiment Design and External Validity," NBER Working Papers 22167, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Okeke, Edward N. & Adepiti, Clement A. & Ajenifuja, Kayode O., 2013. "What is the price of prevention? New evidence from a field experiment," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 32(1), pages 207-218.
- Larrú, José María, 2012. "Evaluar para aprender. Eficiencia en salud y desarrollo [Evaluating for learning. Efficiency in health and development]," MPRA Paper 38788, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Cariappa, A.G. Adeeth & Chandel, B.S. & Sendhil, R. & Dixit, Anil Kumar & Sankhala, Gopal & Mani, Veena & Meena, B.S., 2022. "Do the prices of a preventive animal health product affect dairy farmers’ willingness to pay and product use? Evidence from an experimental study," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 100(C).
- Grimm, Michael & Hartwig, Renate, 2018. "Unblurring the Market for Vision Correction: A Willingness to Pay Experiment in Rural Burkina Faso," IZA Discussion Papers 11929, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Renard, Yohan, 2022. "From fees to free: User fee removal, maternal health care utilization and child health in Zambia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).
- Guan, Hongyu & Zhao, Jin & Liu, Wenting & Shi, Yaojiang, 2023. "Impact of subsidized distribution on follow-up uptake of vision health services for rural students: A field experiment in China," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
- Hoffmann, Bridget, 2018.
"Do non-monetary prices target the poor? Evidence from a field experiment in India,"
Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 133(C), pages 15-32.
- Hoffmann, Bridget, 2016. "Do Non-Monetary Prices Target the Poor?: Evidence from a Field Experiment in India," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 7862, Inter-American Development Bank.
- Michael Grimm & Anicet Munyehirwe & Jörg Peters & Maximiliane Sievert, 2015. "A First Step Up the Energy Ladder? Low Cost Solar Kits and Household’s Welfare in Rural Rwanda," Ruhr Economic Papers 0554, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Dortmund, Universität Duisburg-Essen.
More about this item
Keywords
randomized controlled trial; rural China; left-behind children; healthcare;All these keywords.
Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:5:p:883-:d:143762. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.