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

Author(s) -

Ronald J. Swatzyna,

Vijayan K. Pillai

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

global journal of health science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-9744

pISSN - 1916-9736

DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v5n4p106

Subject(s) - developing country , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , reproductive health , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , environmental health , medical emergency , medicine , psychology , economic growth , economics , population , pathology

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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