Health insurance eligibility and child health in Peru : an analysis of the "Seguro Materno-Infantil" program
Date
2011-11
Authors
Poggio Monteverde, María Virginia
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Kawamura, Enrique
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Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía
Abstract
In this paper I estimate the impact of Peru’s Seguro Materno‐Infantil on mothers’ and
children’s health care utilization and subsequent health outcomes, using a Difference‐in‐
Differences (DiD) design. I exploit the program’s eligibility rule, based on region of
residence of the beneficiary and age of the child or prenatal or puerperium stage of the
mother. I estimate the effect of the intention to treat using data from the Demographic and
Health Surveys (DHS). Results show that the effects of the program on health system
utilization are generally positive, although no significant effects are found on the rates of
immunization for children enrolled. Moreover, I find that the Seguro Materno‐Infantil had
positive and significant effects on child health, measured by anthropometric variables like
weight‐for‐height, and weight‐for‐age.
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Fil: Poggio Monteverde, María Virginia. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía; Argentina.
Keywords
Health insurance -- Peru -- Mathematical models. , Child health services -- Peru -- Mathematical models. , Poor children -- Medical care -- Peru -- Finance -- Mathematical models. , Seguros de salud -- Perú -- Modelos matemáticos. , Servicios de salud infantil -- Perú -- Modelos matemáticos. , Niños pobres -- Atención médica -- Perú -- Finanzas -- Modelos matemáticos.
Citation
Poggio Monteverde, M. V. (2011). Health insurance eligibility and child health in Peru : an analysis of the "Seguro Materno-Infantil" program. [Tesis de maestría, Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía]. Repositorio Digital San Andrés. http://hdl.handle.net/10908/630