Early childhood health during conflict: The legacy of the Lord's Resistance Army in Northern Uganda

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This study finds evidence of irreversible health deficits amongst young children who were exposed to the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency in Northern Uganda (1987- 2007). The causal effect of the conflict is found to be a 0.65 standard deviation fall in height-for-age z-scores amongst children exposed for a period of more than six months. In contrast, the health impacts of shorter periods of exposure are found to be relatively minimal. These findings highlight the need for a swift resolution to conflict, in particular where it impacts heavily upon civilian populations, without which, the health consequences of protracted wars may extend far beyond the current generation.

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• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CREDIT Research Paper ; No. 19/11

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Health Behavior ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
• Subject: Conflict ; Uganda ; Child health

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bridges, Sarah ; Scott, Douglas
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The University of Nottingham, Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade (CREDIT)
• (where): Nottingham
• (when): 2019

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/210862