Research Article
The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on Health Outcomes: A Mediating Effect Analysis Based on Cross-National Panel Data
Table 3
Associations between ICT factors and national health outcomes.
| | Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | | Under-five mortality rate | Maternal mortality ratio | Adolescent fertility rate | Life expectancy at birth |
| | ICT environment | −0.0575 | −0.0547 | −0.0680 | 0.00243 | | (0.0134) | (0.0128) | (0.0168) | (0.00256) | | ICT readiness | −0.00257 | −0.00312 | 0.00680 | 0.000210 | | (0.00258) | (0.00246) | (0.00325) | (0.000493) | | ICT usage | −0.0661 | −0.0708 | −0.0555 | 0.00406 | | (0.00639) | (0.00611) | (0.00804) | (0.00122) | | GDP | −0.425 | −0.346 | −0.234 | 0.0850 | | (0.0342) | (0.0327) | (0.0431) | (0.00654) | | Constant | 13.84 | 11.67 | 9.667 | 2.130 | | (0.835) | (0.798) | (1.051) | (0.160) | | Observations | 660 | 660 | 662 | 662 | | R-squared | 0.626 | 0.618 | 0.364 | 0.438 | | Number of id | 140 | 140 | 141 | 141 |
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