Using Indirect Methods to Understand the Impact of Forced Migration on Long-Term Under-Five Mortality

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Singh, Kavita
Karunakara, Unni
Burnham, Gilbert
Hill, Kenneth

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2005

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Journal of Biosocial Science

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37

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6

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741-60

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10.1017/S002193200400700X

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2845

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Despite the large numbers of displaced persons and the often-lengthy periods of displacement, little is known about the impact of forced migration on long-term under-five mortality. This paper looks at the Brass Method (and adaptations of this method) and the Preceding Birth Technique in combination with a classification of women by their migration and reproductive histories, in order to study the impact of forced migration on under-five mortality. Data came from the Demography of Forced Migration Project, a study on mortality, fertility and violence in the refugee and host populations of Arua District, Uganda and Yei River District, Sudan. Results indicate that women who did not migrate in a situation of conflict and women who repatriated before the age of 15, had children with the highest under-five mortality rates compared with women who were currently refugees and women who repatriated after the age of 15.

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Population Movement, Diversity, Inequality

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002193200400700X

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Singh, Kavita; Karunakara, Unni; Burnham, Gilbert; & Hill, Kenneth. (2005). Using Indirect Methods to Understand the Impact of Forced Migration on Long-Term Under-Five Mortality. Journal of Biosocial Science, 37(6), 741-60.