Mortality and economic consequences of handwashing

Omas Bulan Samosir

Mortality and economic consequences of handwashing

Omas Bulan Samosir

Department of Economics

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Abstract

Handwashing has increasingly become important in this COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to examine the consequences of handwashing on mortality and economy. Data from the World Development Indicators of the World Bank were used in the study for 82 countries in the world during 2009–2017. The dependent variables were GDP per capita and adult mortality rate. The main independent variable was the percentage of population with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water. The control variables included the percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services, the percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services, and HIV incidence. The data was analyzed using a structural regression model. The results of the study show that the adult mortality rate was negatively associated with the percentage of population with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, even after controlling for other factors. The percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services, the percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services, and HIV incidence also had significant association with adult mortality. GDP per capita was negatively associated with the adult mortality rate.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2021
Publisher	IEOM Society
Pages	6377-6385
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9781792361241
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	11th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 7 Mar 2021 → 11 Mar 2021

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
ISSN (Electronic)	2169-8767

Conference

Conference	11th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	7/03/21 → 11/03/21

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Keywords

Adult mortality rate
Control variables
GDP per capita
Handwashing
Structural regression model

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Samosir, OB 2021, Mortality and economic consequences of handwashing. in Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2021. Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM Society, pp. 6377-6385, 11th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2021, Virtual, Online, 7/03/21.

Mortality and economic consequences of handwashing. / Samosir, Omas Bulan.
Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2021. IEOM Society, 2021. p. 6377-6385 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management).

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