In this paper, the impact of salinity on maternal and child health in Bangladesh is analyzed using data from the Bangladesh Demographic Health Surveys. A U-shaped association between drinking water salinity and infant and neonatal mortality is found, suggesting higher mortality when salinity is very low or high. With fresh drinking water, the marginal effect of salinity measured by groundwater electricity conductivity on infant death is always negative...
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2019/11/14
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS9058
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2019/11/14
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Impact of Salinity on Infant and Neonatal Mortality in Bangladesh