Search Results - subject_exact:"Preventive care"

Cultural origins of preventive health care utilization

Bietenbeck, Jan; Maschmann, Lukas; Nilsson, Therese; … - 2025

We examine whether culturally transmitted time and risk preferences help explain differences in preventive health care uptake. We combine individual-level survey data from 27 European countries with country-level preference measures from the Global Preferences Survey. To isolate cultural...

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Firm quality and health maintenance

Bíró, Anikó; Elek, Petér S. - 2024

We estimate the impact of firm quality – primarily measured by firm productivity – on the health maintenance of employees. Using linked employer-employee administrative panel data from Hungary, we analyze the dynamics of healthcare use before and after moving to a new firm. We show that...

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Data-driven allocation of preventive care with application to diabetes mellitus type II

Kraus, Mathias; Feuerriegel, Stefan; Saar-Tsechansky, Maytal - 2024

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Gender gap in physical activity : the role of conflicts and political instability

Di Domizio, Marco - 2026

This article takes as its starting point the warnings issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the perverse effects of a sedentary lifestyle on people's health, resulting in additional health expenditure that diverts significant resources away from other areas of public spending. The...

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When knowledge matters : learning HIV status, sexual behavior, and relationship dynamics

Jockers, Dominik; Langlotz, Sarah; Vollmer, Sebastian; … - 2026 - This version: May 27, 2026

We study how learning HIV status affects sexual behavior and new HIV infections in South Africa, a high-prevalence setting with universal treatment access. Using financial incentives randomly assigned in a cluster-randomized trial, we instrument HIV status learning and follow participants for up...

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Incentives, surrogates, and long-run vaccination

Campos Mercade, Pol; Meier, Armando N.; Meier, Stephan; … - 2026

Can monetary incentives improve health behaviors in the long run, and do commonly used surrogate outcomes capture these effects? We study these questions in the context of vaccination using a large-scale field experiment. The experiment combines commonly used surrogates-vaccination intentions,...

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Incentives, surrogates, and long-run vaccination

Campos-Mercade, Pol; Meier, Armando N.; Meier, Stephan; … - 2026

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This girl can? : the effect of promoting physical activity on health outcomes

Green, Colin; Heywood, John S.; Navarro, María - 2026

Physical activity likely improves health. Yet, even as health outcomes are positively associated with physical activity, confounding bias exists. We examine a large-scale government campaign to encourage physical activity among women in the United Kingdom as a source of an exogenous increase....

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Ex-ante moral hazard? : overweight and health insurance expansion in Mexico

Costa-Font, Joan; Gyori, Mario; Sáenz de Miera … - 2026

Extending health insurance to previously uncovered populations can improve access to preventative health care alongside income effects resulting from lower need of out-of-pocket. However, theoretically, in the presence of ex-ante moral hazard, it can also give a disincentive to preventative...

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Ex-ante moral hazard? : overweight and health insurance expansion in Mexico

Costa-Font, Joan; Gyori, Mario; Sáenz de Miera … - 2026

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The influence of locus of control on the uptakes of cancer screening : evidence from the United States

Robone, Silvana; Meregaglia, Michela; Yebetchou … - 2026

This study utilizes eight waves of the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its "Leave-Behind" module (2006-2020) to explore the extent to which Locus of Control (LoC) influences the uptake of breast and prostate cancer screening. While traditional socioeconomic factors only partially...

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The intergenerational costs of crime : evidence from maternal victimization in Brazil

Menezes, Lívia; Koppensteiner, Martin - 2026

We study the causal effect of maternal criminal victimization on child health using linked police reports and birth records from Brazil. Focusing on robbery and theft - everyday crimes not involving physical injury - we show that victimization during pregnancy increases low birthweight by 6.9...

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Hemp for health : a historical perspective on the marketing of cannabis-based foods in Sweden

Runefelt, Leif; O'Hagan, Lauren Alex - 2026

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Causal effects of breastfeeding promotion on child health : understanding the role of nutrition

Brenøe, Anne Ardila; Stearns, Jenna; Martin, Richard M. - 2026

Using data from the only large-scale randomized controlled trial promoting prolonged exclusive breastfeeding, we study how the intervention affected child health and why. The intervention increased weight-for-age in infancy, with effects persisting through adolescence. We show that treated...

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Causal effects of breastfeeding promotion on child health : understanding the role of nutrition

Brenøe, Anne Ardila; Stearns, Jenna; Martin, Richard M. - 2026

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Replication report: a comment on "Should Cash Transfers Be Conditional? Conditionality, Preventive Care, and Health Outcomes"

Hartmann, Sven Alfred; Huang, Yue - 2026

This replication study revisits Attanasio et al. (2015), which examines the effects of conditional cash transfers on preventive health care utilization and child health outcomes in Colombia. Using the original data and replication files, we successfully reproduce all the main tables and figures...

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Special issue: healthy aging and tourism as a way of promoting global public health : a call for cross-disciplinary research

2026

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Cultural barriers to breast-cancer screening take-up

Corrias, Daniele - 2026

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Healthy working life expectancy and the associated health behaviors across sociodemographic groups : evidence from linked survey and registry data

Slootweg, Marit; Qi, Yuwei; Ots, Patricia; Brouwer, Sandra - 2026

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Can facebook ads prevent Malaria? : two field experiments in India

Donati, Dante; Rao, Nandan; Orozco-Olvera, Victor H.; … - 2026

This study evaluates a nationwide malaria prevention campaign delivered through social media in India using a district-level cluster-randomized controlled trial. We combine two survey samples(N = 8,253) with administrative health records to assess effects on offline malaria-related behaviors and...

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What role can routine vaccination play in pandemic prevention and preparedness? : an economic evaluation of Mpox vaccination

Laurence, Tim; Keller, Janeen Madan; Eldridge, Rosie - 2026

Since 2022, mpox has triggered two public health emergencies of international concern, with sustained transmission across Africa and beyond. We conducted a modelling study to assess the cost-effectiveness of routine mpox vaccination in endemic African provinces as a strategy to reduce disease...

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Information to the wife, action by the husband$bspousal exposure to a public health railway ad and men's preventive behavior

Kato, Hiroki; Nakayama, Hidetoki; Sasaki, Shusaku; … - 2026

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Crises sanitaires: prévenir, anticiper, coordonner

2026

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Cluster analysis of non-communicable disease burden, prevention and management across EU27+2 countries

Cecchini, Michele - 2026

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and disability in countries across the 27 European Union (EU) Member States, Norway and Iceland (EU27+2) and in the OECD. While all countries are impacted by NCDs, there are substantial cross-country differences in the current...

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Analysis of the National Health Expenditure Survey Round 1 and design of survey protocol for NHES Round 2 (Phase 1)

Pantig, Ida Marie T.; Tolin, Lovely Ann C.; Javier, Xylee; … - 2023

The universal health care (UHC) law mandates that all Filipinos should have access to essential primary care services with a focus on preventive healthcare. As plans are being made by the government to map out a comprehensive outpatient benefit package covering primary care, it would be a worthy...

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Cultural Origins of Preventive Health Care Utilization

Bietenbeck, Jan; Maschmann, Lukas; Nilsson, Therese; … - 2025

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Building an integrated healthcare system of China : an assessment of coupling coordination between disease prevention, medical services, and healthcare financing from 2012 to 2021

Huang, Guowu; Wu, Wanying; Wen, Qiaoxi; Lu, Liyong; Pan, Jay - 2025

Background Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a central component of the Sustainable Development Goals, and integrated healthcare is recognized as a key pathway to achieving UHC. China's healthcare reform, aimed at real- izing the "Healthy China 2035" goal, faces challenges in ensuring the...

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of Duodenal-Jejunal bypass sleeve device for people with obesity

Xu, Qian; Yan, Wei; Li, Luo; Liu, Bao - 2025

Background Obesity has become major public health problem around the world. Lifestyle interventions, Pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery are the common intervention to reduce weight in clinical practice. This study aims to conduct an economic evaluation of Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Sleeve (DJBS)...

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Cost-effectiveness of expanding the target population of biennial screening for breast cancer from ages 50-69 to 45 and/or 74 : a cohort modelling study in the Finnish setting

Siegfrids, Filip; Heinävaara, Sirpa; Sarkeala, Tytti; … - 2025

Background Within Finland's breast cancer screening program, all women aged 50-69 are invited to biennial screening. Current European guidelines recommend screening in ages 45-49 and 70-74 conditional upon, inter alia, demonstrated context-specific cost-effectiveness. This study aims to...

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Consumers' healthy lifestyle as a determinant of the influence of microcelebrities and microinfluencers

Palazón, Mariola; Alarcón-del-Amo, María-del-Carmen; … - 2025

Purpose This study analyzes what type of influencer - microcelebrity or microinfluencer - is best suited to promoting healthy food brands and how that influence depends on consumers' healthy lifestyles. Design/methodology/approach An empirical study with a real healthy food brand was developed...

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Obesity, sedentary behavior and lifestyle : a lifecycle model of eating and physical activity

Dragone, Davide; Feichtinger, Gustav; Grass, Dieter; … - 2025

We propose a theoretical model to study individual lifestyle choices related to calorie intake and physical activity, depending on personal fitness level and body weight. The model builds on the rational eating literature and can generate a variety of behaviors that are consistent with the...

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Misperception or discrimination? : gender bias in health communication on anemia prevention

Chang, Seoyeon; Ishikawa, Sonoko; Miyamoto, Naoki; … - 2025

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Actuarial implications of prevented planting coverage

Turner, Dylan; Tsiboe, Francis; Biram, Hunter; Connor, … - 2025

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The impact of teaching coping skills in schools on youth mental health and academic achievement : evidence from a field experiment

Rege, Mari; Bru, Edvin; Solli, Ingeborg Foldøy; … - 2025

Effective and scalable strategies for promoting youth mental health are urgently needed. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of school-based, teacher-led coping skills instruction on youth mental health and academic achievement. The trial included 84 classes and 1,879...

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Costs associated with insufficient physical activity in Germany : cross-sectional results from the baseline examination of the German National Cohort (NAKO)

Gottschalk, Sophie; König, Hans-Helmut; Weber, Andrea; … - 2025

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A prospective economic analysis of OSHA's heat injury and illness prevention rules

Tracy, Joseph S.; Kahn, Matthew E. - 2025

During the Biden Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed new rules to protect workers from heat exposure. The intent of this regulation was to improve worker quality of life and reduce health impacts. In this paper, we explore the trends in heat-related...

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Crime prevention programs improve citizen's mental health : evidence from Peru

Amaya, Elard; Aparicio Fenoll, Ainoa; Mendolia, Silvia - 2025

Among Latin American countries, Peru has one of the highest crime rates, with 9 out of 10 Peruvians reporting feeling unsafe walking the streets at night. This rooted-in-reality feeling of insecurity may harm citizens' mental health. We study the consequences of the Peruvian Safe Neighborhood...

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For better or worse? : subjective expectations and cost-benefit trade-offs in health behavior : an application to lockdown compliance in the United Kingdom

Conti, Gabriella; Giustinelli, Pamela - 2025

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Global economic impacts of antimicrobial resistance

Fernando, Roshen; McKibbin, Warwick J. - 2025

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Global economic impacts of antimicrobial resistance

Fernando, Roshen; McKibbin, Warwick J. - 2024

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Global economic impacts of antimicrobial resistance

Fernando, Roshen; McKibbin, Warwick J. - 2024

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How allusion enhances consumer response to hope appeals in health messaging

Albinsson, Pia A.; Huhmann, Bruce A.; Burman, Bidisha - 2025

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The impacts of mosquito nets on child malaria incidence in Timor-Leste

Wong, Chun Yee; Guterres Sousa, Florentina do Rego - 2025

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Financing Healthy Oceans

2025

The Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Conservation Corridor (CMAR) spans 500,000 square kilometers and was established in 2004 by Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Panama to promote the conservation and sustainable use of coastal and marine resources. The corridor includes four UNESCO World...

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"Less is more" for health : how minimalism reshapes food consumption patterns and preferences

Sayin, Eda; Sumit Malik - 2025

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Risk compensation among men in Zambia's national program of voluntary medical male circumcision

Grau, Nicolás; Hewett, Paul C.; Samujjwala, Shreemayi; … - 2025 - This version: Feb, 2025

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Optimal surveillance and indemnity policy for eradicating exotic livestock diseases

Salvioni, Cristina; Vitale, Paolo - 2025

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Management practices, workplace health promotion and productivity

Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2025

Since the emergence of personnel economics, economists have been increasingly aware that the management practices used by firms are an important determinant of productivity. However, it is an open question of whether the impact of management practices on the productivity of firms depends on...

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Management practices, workplace health promotion and productivity

Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2025

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Management practices, workplace health promotion and productivity

Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2025

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Evaluation mode affects choice of healthy and unhealthy Food : the role of taste and healthiness attribute evaluability

Mokarram-Dorri, Sadaf; Dewitte, Siegfried - 2025

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Healthy diet choices : does Internet use help promote healthy food consumption in Indonesia?

Shadiqur Rahman, Moh.; Ma, Wanglin; Toiba, Hery; … - 2025

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Pandemics' backlash : the effects of the 1918 influenza on health attitudes and behavior

Ochsner, Christian; Schmid, Lukas - 2025

We study the effects of the largest adverse health shock in modern medicine - the 1918 influenza pandemic - on subsequent shifts in health-related attitudes and behavior and future-oriented policies. Our analysis builds upon self-digitized, individual-level death-register excerpts, vaccination...

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