Propensity score matching method to estimate impact of VietGAP program on health of farmers in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam

This study estimates the impact of the VietGAP program on the health of farmers producing vegetables in Thua Thien Hue province. By employing the propensity score matching (PSM) method, we found that the VietGAP program has a significant impact on farmers’ health. Specifically, the program reduces farmers’ health problems due to pesticide exposure by 15.6 %, 22.9 %, 25.5 %, and 23.6 % in four types of matching.