Using in-home health records for 1,763 children in Mali, this paper examines gender differences in the uptake and duration of treatment with antibiotics. The detailed data provide a window into parents’ day-to-day decisions while accounting for symptoms. There are no gender differences in starting treatment, but boys are over 10 percentage points more likely to complete a course of antibiotics than girls. This difference is driven by families with...
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ПОДРОБНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ
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2021/02/10
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Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики
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WPS9542
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2021/02/10
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Gender Differences in Children's Antibiotic Use and Adherence
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antibiotic