Gender equity in vision care seeking behavior among caregivers: evidence from a randomized controlled trial in rural China

• Main Authors: Huan Wang (Author), Claire Cousineau (Author), Yingjie Fan (Author), Sarah-Eve Dill (Author), Matthew Boswell (Author), Scott Rozelle (Author), Xiaochen Ma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite rising incomes and rapid economic growth, there remains a significant gender gap in health outcomes among rural children in China. This study examines whether the gender gap in child health is related to the behavior of caregivers when seeking healthcare, and whether heal...