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Title: Investigating the Combined Impacts of Drought, Conflict, and COVID-19 on Household Dynamics: A Longitudinal Analysis of Female Decision-making Power in Burkina Faso

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Publication Year: 2022

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Abstract: Exposure to singular or overlapping external shocks may significantly shift gendered power dynamics within households as they cope with associated livelihood and security threats. Despite recognition that women are disproportionately affected by such shocks, no studies have yet assessed the separate and combined impacts of drought, conflict, and COVID-19 on women’s lives. In this study, we examine the impact of these three distinct and overlapping shocks on the lives of women in Burkina Faso. We use the Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) data, a complex and spatially-referenced dataset, which was collected in Burkina Faso at three time points between 2019 and 2022. These data contain detailed questions on women’s sociodemographic characteristics, health, migration history, COVID-19 knowledge, and household dynamics. We spatially link these data with external rainfall, conflict, and COVID-19 case data and use longitudinal and spatial regression techniques to examine the impact of extreme events on women’s lives.

Url: https://paa.confex.com/paa/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/26518

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Authors: Luetke, Maya; Grace, Kathryn; Gunther, Matt

Conference Name: Population Association of America

Publisher Location: Atlanta

Data Collections: IPUMS Global Health - DHS

Topics: Gender, Health, Natural Resource Management, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography

Countries: Burkina Faso