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Table 7 Robustness test: Sample limited to children exposed to conflict (conflict1 = 1)

From: Exposure to conflict and child health outcomes: evidence from a large multi-country study

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

 

HAZ [Coefficient]

WAZ [Coefficient]

Stunting (HAZ < − 2) [Marginal effect]

Underweight (HAZ < − 2) [Marginal effect]

Immunization [Marginal effect]

Reference category: Children exposed to conflict with no death (Conflict3 = 0)

Panel A: Without province fixed effects

 Conflict3_cat1

− 0.084***

(0.022)

− 0.090***

(0.016)

0.037***

(0.007)

0.023***

(0.005)

0.013

(0.008)

 Conflict3_cat2

− 0.014

(0.022)

− 0.051***

(0.016)

0.017**

(0.007)

0.013**

(0.005)

− 0.002

(0.008)

 Conflict3_cat3

− 0.043*

(0.023)

− 0.077***

(0.017)

0.029***

(0.007)

0.019***

(0.005)

0.005

(0.008)

 Control variables

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Country dummies

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Year dummies

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Province dummies

No

No

No

No

No

Panel B: With province fixed effects

 Conflict3_cat1

− 0.016

(0.031)

− 0.058**

(0.025)

0.039***

(0.009)

0.022***

(0.008)

− 0.006

(0.011)

 Conflict3_cat2

0.021

(0.031)

− 0.066***

(0.025)

0.024***

(0.009)

0.020**

(0.008)

− 0.026**

(0.011)

 Conflict3_cat3

− 0.058*

(0.033)

− 0.124***

(0.027)

0.043***

(0.010)

0.029***

(0.009)

− 0.001

(0.011)

 Control variables

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Country dummies

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Year dummies

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Province dummies

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Observations

240,832

240,832

240,832

240,832

240,832

  1. OLS coefficients are reported in columns 1–2 and probit marginal effects in columns 3–5. Control variables include those in Table 2. Standard errors, in parentheses, are clustered at the district level (using cluster ID). * p < 0.1, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01