Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India

Lokshin, Michael; Radyakin, Sergiy

dc.creator	Lokshin, Michael
dc.creator	Radyakin, Sergiy
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:08:16Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:08:16Z
dc.date	2009-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:07:36Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:07:36Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090112090024
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4011
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244981
dc.description	The authors use data from three waves of the India National Family Health Survey to explore the relationship between the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon months have lower anthropometric scores compared with children born during the fall and winter months. The authors propose and test four hypotheses that could explain such a correlation. The results emphasize the importance of seasonal variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in India. Policy interventions that affect these conditions could effectively impact the health and achievement of these children, in a manner similar to nutrition and micronutrient supplementation programs.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4813
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABORTION
dc.subject	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	ADULT EDUCATION
dc.subject	ADULTHOOD
dc.subject	BIRTH RATES
dc.subject	BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subject	BIRTHS
dc.subject	BREAST
dc.subject	BREASTFEEDING
dc.subject	CHILD CARE
dc.subject	CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	CHILD GROWTH
dc.subject	CHILD HEALTH
dc.subject	CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject	CHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subject	CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject	CHILD NUTRITION
dc.subject	CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject	CHILDBEARING
dc.subject	CHILDCARE
dc.subject	CHILDHOOD
dc.subject	CHOLERA
dc.subject	COMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subject	DEATH RATE
dc.subject	DEATHS
dc.subject	DIABETES
dc.subject	DIARRHEA
dc.subject	DIET
dc.subject	DISEASE
dc.subject	EARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ENDOCRINOLOGY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subject	EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY HEALTH
dc.subject	FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subject	FATHER
dc.subject	FEMALES
dc.subject	FETAL GROWTH
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDERS
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject	HEALTH POLICY
dc.subject	HEALTH STATUS
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ILLNESS
dc.subject	ILLNESSES
dc.subject	IMMUNIZATION
dc.subject	INFANCY
dc.subject	INFANT CARE
dc.subject	INFANTS
dc.subject	INFECTIOUS DISEASE
dc.subject	INFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subject	INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	MALARIA
dc.subject	MALES
dc.subject	MARRIED WOMAN
dc.subject	MEDICINE
dc.subject	MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MORBIDITY
dc.subject	MORTALITY
dc.subject	MORTALITY RATES
dc.subject	MOTHER
dc.subject	MOTHERS
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	NUTRITION PROGRAMS
dc.subject	NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject	NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject	OBESITY
dc.subject	POPULATION STUDIES
dc.subject	PREGNANCIES
dc.subject	PREGNANCY
dc.subject	PREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subject	PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	REPRODUCTION
dc.subject	SELECTIVE ABORTION
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SIBLINGS
dc.subject	SOCIAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subject	STUNTED CHILDREN
dc.subject	STUNTING
dc.subject	UNWANTED PREGNANCIES
dc.subject	WOMAN
dc.subject	WOMENS HEALTH
dc.subject	YOUNG CHILDREN
dc.title	Month of Birth and Children’s Health in India
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.type	Publications & Research
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	Asia