Anemia and School Participation

Autor/inn/en	Bobonis, Gustavo J.; Miguel, Edward; Puri-Sharma, Charu
Titel	Anemia and School Participation
Quelle	In: Journal of Human Resources, 41 (2006) 4, S.692-721 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	School Involvement; Health Programs; Diseases; Preschool Children; Attendance; Child Health; School Health Services; Intervention; Developing Nations; Nutrition; Research Design; Data Collection + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulmitwirkung; Disease; Krankheit; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Anwesenheit; Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ernährung; Forschungsdesign; Data capture; Datensammlung
Abstract	Anemia is among the most widespread health problems for children in developing countries. This paper evaluates the impact of a randomized health intervention delivering iron supplementation and deworming drugs to Indian preschool children. At baseline, 69 percent were anemic and 30 percent had intestinal worm infections. Weight increased among assisted children, and preschool-participation rates rose by 5.8 percentage points, reducing absenteeism by one-fifth. Gains were especially pronounced for those most likely to be anemic at baseline. Results contribute to a growing view that school-based health programs are an effective way of promoting school attendance in less developed countries. (Contains 2 figures, 7 tables, and 23 footnotes.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10