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Evidence-Based Medicine for Family Planning in Jordan

Nadia Al-Alawi
Shirin Aladwan
Minki Chatterji
Soon Kyu Choi
Marianne El-Khoury
Rebecca Thornton
Researchers partnered with USAID to study the impact of Evidence-Based Medicine programs on changing family planning providers’ biases against injectable contraceptives. Overall, researchers found no change in provider practices and self-reported prescriptions.
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The Impact of Family Planning Training on Private Sector Health Care Performance in Nigeria

Sikiru Baruwa
Minki Chatterji
Doug Johnson
Cynthia Kinnan
Modupe Toriola
Jorge Ugaz
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Credit with Health Insurance: Evidence from the Philippines

Xavier Giné
Dean Karlan
Jonathan Zinman
Researchers are examining the impact of offering health insurance through a microfinance institution on clients’ health behaviors and health outcomes, as well as on the institution’s profit, client retention, and default rates.
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Upgrading Public Parks in Chile

Matías Braun
Francisco Gallego
Rodrigo Soares
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Self-Control and Demand for Preventive Health in India

Liang Bai
Benjamin Handel
Edward Miguel
Gautam Rao
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Improving Health Outcomes and Behavior through Health Worker Visits and Free Care in Mali

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Belief Formation of Risks of Arsenic in Bangladesh

Lori Bennear
Alexander van Geen
Alexander Pfaff
H. B. Soumya
Alessandro Tarozzi
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The Impact of Cash Transfers on Early Childhood Health and Cognitive Development in Nicaragua

Karen Macours
Norbert Schady
Renos Vakis
In Nicaragua, researchers examined the impact of a national conditional cash transfer (CCT) program on early childhood health and development. They found that the program caused substantial and lasting improvements in child health and development outcomes. However, it seems that program components...