Time allocation/activity analysis/child care (3)
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In the late eighties an Aga Khan funded project in semi-rural south-
ern Kenya came across similar findings (personal communication). The
project researched (a.o.) the impact of adult literacy campaigns on
socio-economic indicators. Findings indicated female literacy to be
positively correlated with household income elasticity but negatively
with childhood morbidity/mortality. These at first irritating quanti-
tative findings were subsequently validated with qualitative re-
search.
Inference supporting plausibility arguments were constructed and
validated: Literate women are more likely to become salaried employ-
ees, who in turn are more likely to hire illiterate caretakers for
their children, resulting in less quantum of quality child care and
ultimately a (temporary?) decrease in child health status indicator.
I do not know if the findings were eventually published, but may be
somebody at the Aga Khan Foundation might still have some data on
this project.
Dr. Frank Paulin
MBA (HPN) Programme Director
Centre for Health Planning and Management (CHPM)
Darwin Building
Keele University
Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG
UK
Fax: +44-1782-711-737
mailto:hma18@keele.ac.uk
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