Armed conflict and poverty in Central America: the convergence of epidemiology and human rights advocacy.
Several armed conflicts took place in Central America during the last 3 decades of the 20th century. In this commentary, we discuss (1) studies describing the interrelationships among health, violence, and poverty during and after these conflicts and (2) some important lessons learned from these studies. We hope that those lessons help epidemiologists and others who must confront, and describe, similar situations elsewhere.
Brentlinger
Paula E
PE
Department of Health Services and the International Training and Education Center on HIV, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104-3508, USA. brentp2@u.washington.edu
Hernán
Miguel A
MA
D002489:Central America; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D004813:Epidemiology; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality; D011203:Poverty; D014857:Warfare