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dc.titleInformation, Externalities and Socioeconomics of Malaria in Honduras: A Preliminary Analysis
dc.contributor.authorAvilés, Maria Victoria
dc.contributor.authorCuesta, José A.
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageHonduras
dc.date.available2011-02-07T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2009-02-19T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores how different levels of knowledge correlate with desirable preventive and curative practices against malaria in Honduras. The paper additionally analyzes information externalities associated with non-specific malaria health services, communicational campaigns and organized community networks. Using the 2004 ENSEMAH survey, the analysis tests for statistical differences in the means of behavioral variables and an index of household malaria knowledge, finding that the adoption of desirable prevention and treatment behaviors correlates with proficient levels of knowledge. Differences in behavior across groups with distinctive levels of proficiency were found statistically significant. Also, while information externalities exist, they nonetheless do not deliver adequate levels of knowledge proficiency to induce desirable anti-malaria behavior.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010908
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Information-Externalities-and-Socioeconomics-of-Malaria-in-Honduras-A-Preliminary-Analysis.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subject.jelcodeD19 - Household Behavior and Family Economics: Other
dc.subject.jelcodeH49 - Publicly Provided Goods: Other
dc.subject.jelcodeH75 - State and Local Government: Health • Education • Welfare • Public Pensions
dc.subject.jelcodeI19 - Health: Other
dc.subject.keywordsWP-670
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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