scholarly journals Effects of a large-scale distribution of water filters and natural draft rocket-style cookstoves on diarrhea and acute respiratory infection: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Western Province, Rwanda

PLoS Medicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e1002812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miles A. Kirby ◽  
Corey L. Nagel ◽  
Ghislaine Rosa ◽  
Laura D. Zambrano ◽  
Sanctus Musafiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Respiratory Infection ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infection ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Natural Draft ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Western Province ◽  
Cluster Randomized ◽  
Water Filters

scholarly journals Micro-Loans, Insecticide-Treated Bednets, and Malaria: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Orissa, India

2014 ◽  
Vol 104 (7) ◽  
pp. 1909-1941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Tarozzi ◽  
Aprajit Mahajan ◽  
Brian Blackburn ◽  
Dan Kopf ◽  
Lakshmi Krishnan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Liquidity Constraints ◽  
High Price ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Consumer Loans ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Cluster Randomized ◽  
And Control

We describe findings from the first large-scale cluster randomized controlled trial in a developing country that evaluates the uptake of a health-protecting technology, insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs), through micro-consumer loans, as compared to free distribution and control conditions. Despite a relatively high price, 52 percent of sample households purchased ITNs, highlighting the role of liquidity constraints in explaining earlier low adoption rates. We find mixed evidence of improvements in malaria indices. We interpret the results and their implications within the debate about cost sharing, sustainability and liquidity constraints in public health initiatives in developing countries. (JEL D12, G21, H51, I12, I18, O15, O18)

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