Access to Healthcare and its Effect on Educational Outcomes: A Case Study of Kenya
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2013
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Haverford College. Department of Economics
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This paper investigates whether access to healthcare is a major factor affecting educational outcomes in Kenya. Using ordinary least squares and probit analysis, I estimate the impact of mosquito bed nets, health insurance, vaccinations, and distance to the nearest health facility (hospital, health centre and dispensary) on total years of schooling and school enrollment of children ages 6-18. The key finding of this paper is that access to healthcare plays a significant role, greater than that of even building a new school, on the child’s level of education. The main conclusion of this paper is that building more lower level health facilities, specifically dispensaries, may be one of the most effective policies to improve educational outcomes in Kenya.