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Child Rights, Traditions and Health Seeking Behavior in Nigeria

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This paper studies the impact of granting formal legal protection to children on their health by studying the impact of the Child Rights Act in Nigeria. Using a Difference in Differences model that is robust to the staggered adoption of this reform across states, I show that granting formal protection to children leads to a reduction in stunting and has limited positive effects on vaccinations. I provide suggestive evidence that the mechanism behind these results is a change in the demand of care by parents. These findings suggest that secular laws which grant protection improve outcomes for children in a society where harmful traditions persist.

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  • Mahar, Hamad, 2024. "Child Rights, Traditions and Health Seeking Behavior in Nigeria," SocArXiv ty35q, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:ty35q
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/ty35q
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