中西部地区农村改厕对农村居民健康水平的影响机制研究

The Impact of Rural Toilet Reform on the Health Level of Rural Residents in China’Central and Western Regions

乡村振兴背景下,农村改厕成为中国农村人居环境整治的一项重要内容。本研究基于2010—2017年的中西部地区的省级面板数据,研究农村改厕对农村居民健康水平的影响。结果表明:农村改厕对农村居民健康水平有显著的正向影响;城镇化率能够加强农村改厕对农村居民健康水平的推动作用;农村改厕可以通过降低痢疾发病率来提高农村居民健康水平。在考虑了内生性问题后,农村改厕对农村居民健康水平的影响依然显著,说明研究结论可靠。因此,中国在美丽乡村建设中,应加大农村改厕力度,加强农村居民健康意识,推进乡村治理工作,进而改善农村居民生活环境,提高农村居民健康水平。

In the context of rural revitalization,rural toilet reform has become an important part of the improvement of the rural human settlement environment in China.This study is based on the provincial panel data of China’s central and western regions from 2010 to 2017 to study the impact of rural toilet reform on the health of rural residents.The results showed that:rural toilet reform had a significantly positive impact on the health of rural residents;the urbanization rate could strengthen the role of rural toilet reform in promoting the health of rural residents;rural toilet reform could improve the health of rural residents by reducing the incidence of dysentery.After considering the endogenous problem,the impact of rural toilet reform on the health of rural residents is still significant,indicating that the research conclusions are reliable.Therefore,in the construction of beautiful villages,China should intensify the rural toilet reform,strengthen rural residents’health awareness,and promote rural governance,thereby improving the living environment and the health level of rural residents.