The economic consequences of selected maternal and early childhood nutrition interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a review of the literature, 2000—2013

Table 1 Economic consequences of reproductive health and family planning interventions: key findings from studies in selected low- and middle-income countries, 2000—2013,n = 3

#	Study	Country	Study design	Sample	Statistical analysis	Economic impact: magnitudes and significance level
1.	Miller, [15]	Colombia	Quasi-experimental	# of women 15—44: ~ 999,902	Probit	1. Women 15–19 employment ↑: 7%*
1.	Miller, [15]	Colombia	Quasi-experimental	# of women 15—44: ~ 999,902	Probit	2. Women 20–24 employment ↑: 4%*
2.	Schultz, [16]	Bangladesh	Quasi-experimental	# of villages: 141 # of HHs: 4,364	DID	1. Women 15—24 wages↑: 33%*
						2. HH assets ↑: 25%*
						3. Men 15—24 wages: No impact
3.	Joshi and Schultz, [17]	Bangladesh	Quasi-experimental	# of villages: 141 # of HHs: 4,364 # of women 15—49: ~ 5,269	DID	1. Fertility ↓: 17%*
						2. Weight ↑:0.79 kg *
						3. Antenatal care use ↑: 40%*

*p ≤ 0.05. DID = Difference-in-Differences. ↑ indicates a positive impact; ↓ indicates a negative impact.

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