In this paper, we identify the role of religious practices on individual outcomes by examining if bathing in polluted river water for religious reasons affects the likelihood of missing days at work. To exploit the relationship, we use a primary survey (N = 1,200) of the residents of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal on their Bagmati River water usage. Probit and negative binomial estimation strategies reveal that bathing in river water, driven by traditional and cultural norms, is significantly associated with a higher probability of missing work. Among other factors, accessibility to personal sanitation facilities have a negative and significant correlation with the likelihood of missing work due to health reasons.

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在印度河上举行的仪式沐浴对水传播疾病的影响

在本文中，我们通过检查由于宗教原因在污染的河水中沐浴是否会影响工作日缺失的可能性，来确定宗教活动对个人结果的作用。为了利用这种关系，我们对尼泊尔加德满都谷地的巴格马蒂河用水量进行了一次初步调查（N = 1,200）。概率和负二项式估计策略表明，在传统和文化规范的驱使下，在河水中沐浴与失职的可能性更高相关。除其他因素外，个人卫生设施的可及性与由于健康原因而缺工的可能性之间存在负相关且显着的相关性。