Women and children living in areas of armed conflict in Africa: a geospatial analysis of mortality and orphanhood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The population effects of armed conflict on non-combatant vulnerable populations are incompletely understood. We aimed to study the effects of conflict on mortality among women of childbearing age (15-49 years) and on orphanhood among children younger than 15 years in Africa.

Methods

We tested the extent to which mortality among women aged 15-49 years, and orphanhood among children younger than 15 years, increased in response to nearby armed conflict in Africa. Data on location, timing, and intensity of armed conflicts were obtained from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, and data on the location, timing, and outcomes of women and children from Demographic and Health Surveys done in 35 African countries from 1990 to 2016. Mortality among women was obtained from si

SUBMITTER: Wagner Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7024993 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature