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Drillers install a private shallow well in Araihazar, Bangladesh.

Demand for Information on Environmental Health Risk, Mode of Delivery, and Behavioral Change: Evidence from Sonargaon, Bangladesh

Kazi Matin Ahmed
Alexander van Geen
Ricardo Maertens
Alessandro Tarozzi
In Bangladesh, researchers evaluated the impact of different selling schemes on demand for water testing, and the impact of test results on switching to a safer well. Although group test sales and well safety placards increased substantially the likelihood that households switched to a possibly...
Health care workers in Sierra Leone put on personal protective equipment during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak.

Community Monitoring and Nonfinancial Awards During the Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone

Darin Christensen
Oeindrila Dube
Johannes Haushofer
Bilal Siddiqi
Maarten Voors
Researchers partnered with the Government of Sierra Leone to evaluate the impact of community monitoring and nonfinancial awards programs on health care utilization and health outcomes. Both programs improved clinic utilization, patient satisfaction, and symptom reporting during the 2014 Ebola...
A patient receiving a medical test in India

Improving Non-Communicable Disease Compliance in India

Daniel Bennett
Simone Schaner
In India, researchers will evaluate the impact of financial incentives, information, and reminders on treatment regimen compliance among patients of a healthcare provider in the slums of Mumbai.
Narrow mud passage between corrugated walls

The Impact of Incentives and Marketing on Commercial Toilet Use in Kenya

Johann Caro Burnett
Judy Chevalier
Mushfiq Mobarak
Despite expanding access to sanitary options such as community toilets, many individuals, especially in urban slums, continue to practice open defecation. One potential explanation is that open defecation has become an ingrained habit. Applying lessons from psychology and neuroscience, researchers...
Farm stand with miscellaneous fruits and vegetables

Prescribing Food as Medicine among Individuals Experiencing Diabetes and Food Insecurity in the United States

Marcella Alsan
John Bulger
John Cawley
Joseph Doyle
Andrea Feinberg
Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in the United States and is closely linked to food insecurity. Researchers evaluated the impact of an intensive food-as-medicine program that provides fresh food and diabetes education on health and health care utilization for individuals experiencing...
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The Impact of Financial Incentives for Traditional Birth Attendants on Postnatal Care Use in Nigeria

Adanna Chukwuma
Jessica Cohen
Chinyere Mbachu
Margaret McConnell
Researchers evaluated whether giving traditional birth attendants (TBAs) cash incentives for maternal postnatal referrals can increase uptake of skilled maternal postnatal care. Cash rewards increased referrals made by TBAs by 182 percent and more than tripled the proportion of clients that attended...
A family converses outside in Rwanda

The Impact of Community-Based Environmental Health Promotion Program on Child Health in Western Rwanda

Thomas Clasen
Erin Crossett
Karen Grepin
James Habyarimana
William Jack
Leodomir Mfura
Bernard Ngabo Rwabufigiri
Wolf-Peter Schmidt
Sheela Sinharoy
Ronald Wendt
In western Rwanda, researchers evaluated the impact of community health clubs on household take-up of healthy behaviors and on the health of children under 5 years of age. The program had minimal impact on household behaviors and no impact on caregiver-reported rates of diarrhea among children under...
Twenty Malawi women pose for picture

The Impact of Cash Transfers on the Educational Attainment, Sexual Behavior, and HIV Status of Adolescent Girls in Malawi

Sarah Baird
Ephraim Chirwa
Richard Garfein
Craig McIntosh
Berk Ozler
In Malawi, researchers tested the relative effects of providing conditional and unconditional cash transfers to teenage girls and their families. Among girls enrolled in school at the start of the program, conditional cash transfers increased school attendance and reduced HIV prevalence while...