- Abstract:
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Behavioral constraints may explain part of low demand for preventive health products. We test the effects of two light-touch psychological interventions on water chlorination and related health and economic outcomes using a randomized controlled trial among 3750 women in rural Kenya. One intervention encourages participants to visualize alternative realizations of the future; one builds participants' ability to make concrete plans to achieve goals. Both interventions include information on he...
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- Reviewed (other)
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- National Bureau of Economic Research Publisher's website
- Volume:
- 25731
- Publication date:
- 2019-04-01
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:998358
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uri:6942f545-d38b-432e-a497-c84f90c0319e
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uuid:6942f545-d38b-432e-a497-c84f90c0319e
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- pubs:998358
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- Copyright holder:
- Haushofer et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2019
- Notes:
- © 2019 by Johannes Haushofer, Anett John, and Kate Orkin.
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Can Simple Psychological Interventions Increase Preventive Health Investment?
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