Research Article
The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on Health Outcomes: A Mediating Effect Analysis Based on Cross-National Panel Data
Table 6
Mediated effect model (MV is the ICT social impact).
| | Variables | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | | Under-five mortality rate | Maternal mortality ratio | Adolescent fertility rate | Life expectancy at birth |
| | ICT environment | −0.0520 | −0.0504 | −0.0617 | | | (0.0136) | (0.0130) | (0.0172) | | ICT usage | −0.0627 | −0.0681 | −0.0515 | 0.00388 | | (0.00662) | (0.00633) | (0.00833) | (0.00127) | | ICT social impact | −0.0147 | −0.0116 | −0.0169 | 0.000749 | | (0.00759) | (0.00727) | (0.00958) | (0.00146) | | GDP | −0.412 | −0.336 | −0.220 | 0.0843 | | (0.0347) | (0.0333) | (0.0438) | (0.00666) | | Constant | 13.55 | 11.44 | 9.334 | 2.145 | | (0.846) | (0.810) | (1.066) | (0.162) | | Observations | 660 | 660 | 662 | 662 | | R-squared | 0.629 | 0.620 | 0.368 | 0.438 | | Number of id | 140 | 140 | 141 | 141 |
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