Unpacking the links between conflict and child welfare: Evidence from a foreign insurgency
Violent conflicts have enduring effects on child welfare, but little is understood about the mechanisms underlying these effects. Using data from Cameroon collected from a decade be- fore to shortly after the eruption of the Boko Haram insurgency in the country, we study the immediate impacts of ter...
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Households in Conflict Network
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| author | Kaila, Heidi Nawo, Larissa Son, Hyuk |
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| description | Violent conflicts have enduring effects on child welfare, but little is understood about the mechanisms underlying these effects. Using data from Cameroon collected from a decade be- fore to shortly after the eruption of the Boko Haram insurgency in the country, we study the immediate impacts of terrorist attacks on child welfare. We find that Boko Haram attacks lead to an immediate decrease in weight-for-height for children under five – an indicator of short- term health and nutrition. Furthermore, we find a reduction in health care service utilization which can prolong and aggravate fever and diarrhea. We do not find effects on dietary diversity. Our results are not driven by changes in the sample of children alive, as child mortality is un- affected by the conflict. The results underscore the importance of health care service provision in conflict-affected areas urgently after the eruption of violence to prevent irreversible impacts from taking place. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1714212025-05-20T07:45:59Z Unpacking the links between conflict and child welfare: Evidence from a foreign insurgency Kaila, Heidi Nawo, Larissa Son, Hyuk health nutrition child welfare child health child labour child nutrition stunting Violent conflicts have enduring effects on child welfare, but little is understood about the mechanisms underlying these effects. Using data from Cameroon collected from a decade be- fore to shortly after the eruption of the Boko Haram insurgency in the country, we study the immediate impacts of terrorist attacks on child welfare. We find that Boko Haram attacks lead to an immediate decrease in weight-for-height for children under five – an indicator of short- term health and nutrition. Furthermore, we find a reduction in health care service utilization which can prolong and aggravate fever and diarrhea. We do not find effects on dietary diversity. Our results are not driven by changes in the sample of children alive, as child mortality is un- affected by the conflict. The results underscore the importance of health care service provision in conflict-affected areas urgently after the eruption of violence to prevent irreversible impacts from taking place. 2021 2025-01-29T12:58:09Z 2025-01-29T12:58:09Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171421 en Open Access Households in Conflict Network Kaila, Heidi; Nawo, Larissa; and Son, Hyuk Harry. 2021. Unpacking the links between conflict and child welfare: Evidence from a foreign insurgency. HiCN Working Paper 353. Berlin, Germany: Households in Conflict Network. https://hicn.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/HiCN-WP-353.pdf |
| spellingShingle | health nutrition child welfare child health child labour child nutrition stunting Kaila, Heidi Nawo, Larissa Son, Hyuk Unpacking the links between conflict and child welfare: Evidence from a foreign insurgency |
| title | Unpacking the links between conflict and child welfare: Evidence from a foreign insurgency |
| title_full | Unpacking the links between conflict and child welfare: Evidence from a foreign insurgency |
| title_fullStr | Unpacking the links between conflict and child welfare: Evidence from a foreign insurgency |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unpacking the links between conflict and child welfare: Evidence from a foreign insurgency |
| title_short | Unpacking the links between conflict and child welfare: Evidence from a foreign insurgency |
| title_sort | unpacking the links between conflict and child welfare evidence from a foreign insurgency |
| topic | health nutrition child welfare child health child labour child nutrition stunting |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171421 |
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