Open AccessEffects of marital breakdown on women’s living conditions in Burkina Faso
Author(s) -
Bilampoa Gnoumou Thiombiano,
Bruno Schoumaker
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian studies in population
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.157
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1927-629X
pISSN - 0380-1489
DOI - 10.25336/p63g7d
Subject(s) - spouse , disadvantaged , marital status , demography , ethnic group , standard of living , psychology , demographic economics , sociology , population , political science , economics , economic growth , law , anthropology
This study examines the effect of divorce and widowhood on women’s living conditions using the data from a biographical retrospective survey. An analysis using linear regression with random intercepts showed that divorce or death of a spouse has a negative impact on women’s standard of living, an effect that remains significant even in the presence of other factors and which persists over time. Young women in recent decades, rural women, and those belonging to certain ethnic groups seem to be more disadvantaged than others.