The impact of the Iraq war on children´s health outcomes
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Data de Publicação: | 2020 |
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
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Resumo: | War and violent shocks can have long-term effects on health and human capital. Children in younger years are particularly vulnerable. This paper quantifies the effect of war on children anthropometrics using linked household and health survey data, complemented with administrative records from Iraq. The identification strategy exploits differences in war-intensity across households and areas. Estimates indicate that height-for-age Z-scores are lower for children exposed to higher war-intensity. War also leads to stunting and severe stunting among children in Iraq with potentially long-run consequences. These results are found both when using self-reported survey data on injury or mortality in the children’s households and administrative data on injury and mortality by governorate. Furthermore, impacts are larger on children exposed to the war in utero than those exposed later in life. Inadequate food supply does not appear to drive these results. Instead, disruptions in access to health care services and income effects from wage and/or job loss among adults are important channels through which the Iraq War lead to detrimental long-term effects on children's health. The findings are robust to including region-specific and socioeconomic controls, as well as excluding displaced households. |
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The impact of the Iraq war on children´s health outcomesHealthChildIraq warIn-uteroSaúdeCriançasGuerra do IraqueDomínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e GestãoWar and violent shocks can have long-term effects on health and human capital. Children in younger years are particularly vulnerable. This paper quantifies the effect of war on children anthropometrics using linked household and health survey data, complemented with administrative records from Iraq. The identification strategy exploits differences in war-intensity across households and areas. Estimates indicate that height-for-age Z-scores are lower for children exposed to higher war-intensity. War also leads to stunting and severe stunting among children in Iraq with potentially long-run consequences. These results are found both when using self-reported survey data on injury or mortality in the children’s households and administrative data on injury and mortality by governorate. Furthermore, impacts are larger on children exposed to the war in utero than those exposed later in life. Inadequate food supply does not appear to drive these results. Instead, disruptions in access to health care services and income effects from wage and/or job loss among adults are important channels through which the Iraq War lead to detrimental long-term effects on children's health. The findings are robust to including region-specific and socioeconomic controls, as well as excluding displaced households.Guerra e outros confrontos violentos podem ter efeitos de longo prazo na saúde e no capital humano de um país ou região. As crianças são o grupo etário mais vulnerável. Este estudo quantifica os efeitos da guerra nas medidas antropométricas das crianças, usando dados de inquéritos sobre a saúde e agregado familiar e dados administrativos do Iraque. O método de identificação explora as diferenças em exposição à guerra e violência entre regiões e agregados familiares. As estimativas apontam para menores Z-scores para o indicador altura-idade para crianças mais expostas à violência. A guerra afeta também o crescimento das crianças, por vezes de forma severa. Os mesmos resultados são obtidos quando são usados dados de incidência direta de violência na família (calculados através do inquérito às famílias) ou dados administrativos de incidência no município. Além disso, o impacto é relativamente mais forte nas crianças que são expostas à guerra ainda numa fase in utero. A alimentação inadequada não parece ser a causa principal dos efeitos encontrados. Em vez disso, dificuldades no acesso a cuidados médicos e redução no rendimento dos adultos causado pela perda de emprego parecem ser os fatores determinantes na maneira como a guerra no Iraque influencia a saúde, e em particular as medidas antropométricas, das crianças. A robustez destes resultados é comprovada pela inclusão de controlos socioeconómicos e por região e/ou pela exclusão de agregados familiares deslocados em consequência da guerra.Silva, Joana Cristina Gonçalves daVeritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaSievers, Jacob Fabian2020-03-04T10:30:58Z2020-01-2920202020-01-29T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29818TID:202440990enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-12T17:35:21Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/29818Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:23:57.638154Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The impact of the Iraq war on children´s health outcomes |
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The impact of the Iraq war on children´s health outcomes |
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The impact of the Iraq war on children´s health outcomes Sievers, Jacob Fabian Health Child Iraq war In-utero Saúde Crianças Guerra do Iraque Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão |
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The impact of the Iraq war on children´s health outcomes |
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The impact of the Iraq war on children´s health outcomes |
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The impact of the Iraq war on children´s health outcomes |
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The impact of the Iraq war on children´s health outcomes |
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The impact of the Iraq war on children´s health outcomes |
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Sievers, Jacob Fabian |
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Sievers, Jacob Fabian |
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Silva, Joana Cristina Gonçalves da Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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Sievers, Jacob Fabian |
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Health Child Iraq war In-utero Saúde Crianças Guerra do Iraque Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão |
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Health Child Iraq war In-utero Saúde Crianças Guerra do Iraque Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão |
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War and violent shocks can have long-term effects on health and human capital. Children in younger years are particularly vulnerable. This paper quantifies the effect of war on children anthropometrics using linked household and health survey data, complemented with administrative records from Iraq. The identification strategy exploits differences in war-intensity across households and areas. Estimates indicate that height-for-age Z-scores are lower for children exposed to higher war-intensity. War also leads to stunting and severe stunting among children in Iraq with potentially long-run consequences. These results are found both when using self-reported survey data on injury or mortality in the children’s households and administrative data on injury and mortality by governorate. Furthermore, impacts are larger on children exposed to the war in utero than those exposed later in life. Inadequate food supply does not appear to drive these results. Instead, disruptions in access to health care services and income effects from wage and/or job loss among adults are important channels through which the Iraq War lead to detrimental long-term effects on children's health. The findings are robust to including region-specific and socioeconomic controls, as well as excluding displaced households. |
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