The Impact of the Diffusion of Information and Communication Technology on Health: A Cross-Country Study

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• 作者：Ming-Hsuan Lee ; Ping-Yu Liu ; Mon-Chi Lio
• 刊名：Applied Research in Quality of Life
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：June 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：11
• 期：2
• 页码：471-491
• 全文大小：317 KB
• 刊物主题：Quality of Life Research; Sociology, general; Political Science, general; Quality of Life Research;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1871-2576
• 卷排序：11

文摘

This study employed aggregate data drawn from the World Bank database for 61 countries for the period 2000 to 2009 and quantitatively evaluated the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) diffusion on health outcomes. The empirical methodology included a dynamic panel data (DPD) model and a fixed effect (FE) model. The results show that the diffusion of the Internet and fixed and mobile telephones was positively associated with life expectancy. The diffusion of fixed and mobile telephones was associated with a reduction in infant and under-five mortality rates. The diffusion of the Internet was associated with a higher prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The diffusion of mobile phones was associated with decreases in the incidence of tuberculosis. An important policy implication for governments worldwide is that investing in ICT infrastructures and educating the public the use of ICT can be an alternative policy to improve health.KeywordsInformation and communication technology (ICT)DiffusionHealthDynamic panel data model