Do tuition-free lower secondary education policies matter for antenatal care among women in sub-saharan African countries?

Table 1 Policy details of the treatment and comparison countries

	Free primary			Free lower secondary
	Policy year	Min. school age	Birth year of first exposed cohort	Policy year	Min. school age	Birth year of first exposed cohort
	Treatment countries
Liberia	2006	6	1998	2011	13	1998
Rwanda	2004	7	1995	2009	13	1996
Zambia	2003	7	1994	2011	14	1997
	Comparison countries
Benin	2006	6	1998	.	12
Burundi	2005	7	1996	.	13
DRC	2014	6	2006	2014	12	2002
Mozambique	2005	6	1997	.	13
Niger	.	7		.	13
Zimbabwe	.	6		.	13

Notes: Birth year of the first cohort exposed to a free primary education policy = (policy year – (minimum age of entry into primary school + 2)). Birth year of the first cohort exposed to a free lower secondary education policy = (policy year – minimum age of entry into lower secondary). Although the birth cohorts for Liberia are the same, there are cohorts with differential policy exposure due to a change in the expected years of schooling during the time period of interest

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