Research Article
The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on Health Outcomes: A Mediating Effect Analysis Based on Cross-National Panel Data
Table 5
Mediated effect model (MV is the ICT economic impact).
| | Variables | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | | Under-five mortality rate | Maternal mortality ratio | Adolescent fertility rate | Life expectancy at birth |
| | ICT environment | −0.0644 | −0.0592 | −0.0725 | | | (0.0137) | (0.0131) | (0.0173) | | ICT usage | −0.0665 | −0.0711 | −0.0556 | 0.00411 | | (0.00637) | (0.00610) | (0.00804) | (0.00121) | | ICT economic impact | 0.0270 | 0.0175 | 0.0172 | -0.00651 | | (0.0119) | (0.0114) | (0.0149) | (0.00224) | | GDP | −0.424 | −0.346 | −0.234 | 0.0850 | | (0.0341) | (0.0327) | (0.0431) | (0.00649) | | Constant | 13.76 | 11.62 | 9.630 | 2.145 | | (0.832) | (0.798) | (1.051) | (0.159) | | Observations | 660 | 660 | 662 | 662 | | R-squared | 0.630 | 0.619 | 0.365 | 0.447 | | Number of id | 140 | 140 | 141 | 141 |
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