Impact of Health Aid Investments on Public Opinion of the United States

Analysis of Global Attitude Surveys From 45 Countries, 2002–2016

Bibliographic Data

ID11030286
AuthorsAleksandra Jakubowski (0000-0001-7698-1392, All authors are with Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. Aleksandra Jakubowski, Don Mai, and Eran Bendavid are also with the Center for Population Health Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, and the Center for Health Policy and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University.), Don Mai (All authors are with Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. Aleksandra Jakubowski, Don Mai, and Eran Bendavid are also with the Center for Population Health Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, and the Center for Health Policy and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University.), Steven M Asch (0000-0001-5838-5335, All authors are with Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. Aleksandra Jakubowski, Don Mai, and Eran Bendavid are also with the Center for Population Health Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, and the Center for Health Policy and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University.), Eran Bendavid (0000-0002-8364-4711, All authors are with Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. Aleksandra Jakubowski, Don Mai, and Eran Bendavid are also with the Center for Population Health Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, and the Center for Health Policy and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University.)
Year2019
Volume109
Issue7
Pages1034-1041
Publication date2019-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2019.305084
PMID31095407
OpenAlexW2944819477
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

Objectives. To assess whether increasing health aid investments affected public opinion of the United States in recipient populations. Methods. We linked health aid data from the United States to nationally representative opinion poll surveys from 45 countries conducted between 2002 and 2016. We exploited the abrupt and substantial increase in health aid when the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) were launched to assess unique changes in opinions of the United States following program onset. We also ascertained increased exposure to health aid from the United States by systematically searching for mentions of US health aid programs in popular press. Results. Favorability ratings of the United States increased within countries in proportion to health aid and were significantly higher after implementation of PEPFAR and PMI. Higher US health aid was associated with more references to that aid in the popular press. Conclusions. Our study was the first, to our knowledge, to show that US investments in health aid improved the United States’ image abroad. Public Health Implications. Sustained global health investments may offer important returns to the United States as well as to the recipient populations

Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Political science · Politics · Public health · Public opinion · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Maternal and Child Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Law · Medicine · Health Policy

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