Table 8

Village-level Health Outcomes, Difference-in-Differences

Acute IntestinalInfection Hepatitis A
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Panel A: Village-Level Incidence in Children 14 Years Old and Younger (per 100,000 Children)
Water system−91.648*−137.544**−139.702**−22.161−12.69418.445
(49.435)(52.953)(65.056)(44.333)(42.454)(52.256)
Mean baseline incidence305.9201.7
R-squared0.4550.3410.3400.3700.2630.270
Panel B: Village-Level Incidence in Adults 15 Years and Older (per 100,000 Adults)
Water system−11.240−10.880−11.07210.0061.322−1.912
(18.680)(21.724)(27.633)(13.348)(13.334)(14.707)
Mean baseline incidence106.951.71
R-squared0.5260.3980.420.3120.2360.23
Score * year controlsNoNoYesNoNoYes
District-year fixed effectsYesNoNoYesNoNo
Year fixed effectsNoYesYesNoYesYes
Observations (at village level)2,2302,2301,9302,2302,2301,930
Number of villages223223193223223193
  • Notes: Results are for difference-in-differences calculations using village-level health data collected by the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health for the year between 2000 and 2009. Their definition of acute intestinal infections includes dysentery, giardia, enterobaeces, acariasis, and acute viral hepatitis. Sample is limited to those villages that were eligible to receive the water infrastructure through the program. All regressions include village fixed effects. Baseline means are calculated for 2000–2004. Standard errors are clustered at the village level and in parentheses, with statistical significance denoted by: ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.