00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862409027 Buklod 20210429154032.0 m | | ta 210429s2016 xx a r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00039956707 BAG rda eng ARTICLE-3306 Capuno, Joseph J. author. Water, sanitation, and hygiene for child health some evidence in support of public intervention in the Philippines Joseph J. Capuno, Carlos Antonio Tan, Jr. and Xylee Javier. 2016. pages [1]-27 illustrations 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Title was 'Philippine Review of Business and Economics' until 1979. Title changed to 'Philippine Review of Economics and Business' from 1980-2000, and again changed to 'Philippine Review of Economics' since 2001.500 Title was 'Philippine Review of Business and Economics' until 1979. Title changed to 'Philippine Review of Economics and Business' from 1980-2000, and again changed to 'Philippine Review of Economics' since 2001. Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-27) As in many developing countries, diarrheal diseases remain a top cause of child mortality and morbidity in the Philippines. Partly to address this problem, the government has undertaken programs to expand or promote access to safe water and sanitation facilities, especially among poor households. To assess the possible impact of such interventions on child health, we apply the propensity score matching technique on the pooled data from the last five rounds of the National Demographic and Health Survey. We find that improved water and improved sanitation each reduced the probability of child diarrhea in 1993-2008 by around two percentage points. In 2013, improved water reduced the probability by about 7 percentage points. On the other hand, improved sanitation does not seem to have a statistically significant effect. These results lend support to the government's programs to widen access to safe water and sanitation facilities as measures to improve child health. Diarrhea in infants Philippines. Drinking water Philippines. Children Health and hygiene Philippines. Sanitation Philippines. Tan, Carlos Antonio Jr. author. Javier, Xylee author. The Philippine Review of Business and Economics Vol. LIII, No. 2 (December 2016), p. [1]-27. Request full-text access via UPB University Library through https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9 (viewed 29 April 2021) UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-3306 Analytics