European Journal of Population
Volume 21, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 247-270

Forced migration and under-five mortality: A comparison of refugees and hosts in North-western uganda and southern Sudan (Article)

Singh K.* , Karunakara U. , Burnham G. , Hill K.
  • a Measure Evaluation, Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2524, United States
  • b Médecins Sans Frontières, Max Euweplein 40, 1001 EA Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • c Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205-2179, United States
  • d Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205-2179, United States

Abstract

Millions of people around the world live as displaced persons, often for lengthy periods of time. Little, however, is known about the correlates of health outcomes in displaced populations. This research article used data from north-western Uganda and southern Sudan to understand if and how forced migration and resulting residential arrangements impact under-five mortality for long-term displaced and corresponding host populations. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that over the long-run forced migration and residential arrangement did not significantly impact under-five mortality. © Springer 2005.

Author Keywords

displaced persons Under-five mortality Forced migration

Index Keywords

World international comparison Africa refugee Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Child Mortality Uganda Eastern Hemisphere mortality forced migration Sudan
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-22544435570&doi=10.1007%2fs10680-005-6855-2&partnerID=40&md5=49c277a65d6b2445febd65a979c9975f
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-005-6855-2
ISSN: 01686577
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English