Uncovering the role of education in the uptake of preventive measures against Malaria in the African population
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Keywords
malaria; sub-Saharan Africa; insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs); numeracy; literacy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2022-09-05 (Development)
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