The Effects of Disaster on Women's Reproductive Health in Developing Countries

The objective of this study is to empirically test the effects of disasters which include natural as well as human made disasters such as armed conflict on women's reproductive health in developing countries. Data from 128 developing countries are used. It was found that average number of death...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Swatzyna, Ronald J., Pillai, Vijayan K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23777727
http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v5n4p106
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Sumario:The objective of this study is to empirically test the effects of disasters which include natural as well as human made disasters such as armed conflict on women's reproductive health in developing countries. Data from 128 developing countries are used. It was found that average number of deaths from natural disasters and armed conflict in the East Asia and Pacific region was not significantly different from the rest of the developing world. The data are examined using structural equation analysis. This study finds that ‘armed conflict’ in developing countries presents significant reproductive health risks. The implications are discussed.

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