Using indirect methods to understand the impact of forced migration on long-term under-five mortality.
Despite the large numbers of displaced persons and the often-lengthy periods of displacement, little is known about the impact of forced migration on long-term under-five mortality. This paper looks at the Brass Method (and adaptations of this method) and the Preceding Birth Technique in combination with a classification of women by their migration and reproductive histories, in order to study the impact of forced migration on under-five mortality. Data came from the Demography of Forced Migration Project, a study on mortality, fertility and violence in the refugee and host populations of Arua District, Uganda and Yei River District, Sudan. Results indicate that women who did not migrate in a situation of conflict and women who repatriated before the age of 15, had children with the highest under-five mortality rates compared with women who were currently refugees and women who repatriated after the age of 15.
Singh
Kavita
K
MEASURE Evaluation, UNC-Chapel Hill, USA.
Karunakara
Unni
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Burnham
Gilbert
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Hill
Kenneth
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003068:Coercion; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology