Description
This study estimates the effects of two factors—the amount of fuelwood used and the number of illiterate adults per household—on the health expenditure of rural households in Nepal. The data was obtained from a household survey conducted in the rural areas of Nepal by the United Nations Development Program in 2008. Using the OLS technique, the study finds that household health expenditure has a positive relationship with the use of fuelwood as well as the number of illiterate adults, suggesting that both contribute to higher health expenditure.
Effects of Fuelwood and Adult Illiteracy on Household Health Expenditure in Rural Nepal
This study estimates the effects of two factors—the amount of fuelwood used and the number of illiterate adults per household—on the health expenditure of rural households in Nepal. The data was obtained from a household survey conducted in the rural areas of Nepal by the United Nations Development Program in 2008. Using the OLS technique, the study finds that household health expenditure has a positive relationship with the use of fuelwood as well as the number of illiterate adults, suggesting that both contribute to higher health expenditure.