Indirect health consequences of war

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Title Indirect health consequences of war
Publication Type dissertation
School or College College of Social & Behavioral Science
Department Sociology
Author Poole, Daniel Harold
Date 2016
Description This dissertation aspires to create a better understanding of the real human costs of war. I seek to uncover the relationship between armed conflict and indirect health effects of armed conflict. There is a lot of attention paid to direct consequences of war, including casualty counts, direct destruction of infrastructure, and impacts on economies. This dissertation aims to dig further into the impact of armed conflict by focusing on the relationship between war and chronic and infectious diseases. In particular, I explore cardiovascular disease mortality to reflect chronic disease and cholera outbreak to represent infectious disease. These are examples of indirect health consequences of war that have been understudied in social science research. The depletion of resources, lack of access to health care, and general disruption to everyday life during times of armed conflict create excess stress and burdens, which increase morbidity and mortality. I use a variety of data to measure demographic, developmental, and conflict-related outcomes. Armed conflict has also been shown to exacerbate the occurrence and impact of infectious diseases such as cholera. The recent war in Iraq is used as a case study to explore mechanisms that resulted in a significant increase of cholera-related morbidity and mortality in that country. I find that armed conflict increases cardiovascular disease mortality rates across countries and over time, as well as incidence of infectious disease outbreak. Limitations of data are discussed as well as recommendations for future research.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Conflict; Health Outcomes; War; Peace Studies; Sociology
Dissertation Name Doctor of Philosophy
Language eng
Rights Management (c) Daniel Harold Poole
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
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Setname ir_etd
ID 1345122
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p88h32
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