Table 4 Insignificant/Inconsistent impact of economic growth on child health
Author(s) | Main findings | Study setting |
|---|---|---|
Corsi & Subramanian [36] | Changes in country-level per capita GDP (pcGDP) are not consistently associated with a reduction in U5MR | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Jemiluyi [38] | Economic growth had an insignificant effect on all measures of child health outcomes | Nigeria |
Mogford [40] | National levels of income are not significantly related to levels of child mortality | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Nyamuranga & Shin [42] | Little evidence to support the positive impact of higher GDP per capita on infant and under-five mortality | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Okoye et. al.[44] | No evidence that better economic indicators increase the ability to deliver essential and emergency surgical care to children | Nigeria |