Long-term Well-being Among Survivors of the Rwandan and Cambodian Genocides

This paper adds to the thin empirical literature estimating the long-term effects of exposure to conflict from in utero to adolescence on adult well-being. The effects through adolescence of the two worst genocides in recent history—those occurring in Rwanda (1994) and Cambodia (1975–79)—are examine...

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Main Authors:	Milazzo, Annamaria, Cuesta, Jose
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2021
Subjects:	GENOCIDE LONG-TERM HEALTH ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36065

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spelling	okr-10986-360652022-01-28T16:08:48Z Long-term Well-being Among Survivors of the Rwandan and Cambodian Genocides Milazzo, Annamaria Cuesta, Jose GENOCIDE LONG-TERM HEALTH ADOLESCENT HEALTH This paper adds to the thin empirical literature estimating the long-term effects of exposure to conflict from in utero to adolescence on adult well-being. The effects through adolescence of the two worst genocides in recent history—those occurring in Rwanda (1994) and Cambodia (1975–79)—are examined. The Rwandan genocide is shown to have produced long-term health outcomes among women exposed to the conflict during adolescence. A further contribution is the analysis of gendered effects during adolescence, which is enabled by the availability of data on men’s height for Rwanda. The long-term effects are confirmed for men, however this appears to be the consequence of exposure during adolescence later than for women, a result that is consistent with the biological literature on the differential timing of the onset of puberty by gender. No significant effects are detected in the case of the Cambodian genocide and we discuss some issues that may influence this result. Although more research and better data are needed, our results are suggestive of adolescent-specific effects of the Rwandan genocide, which may be comparable or larger than those previously found for younger children. 2021-08-05T18:59:54Z 2021-08-05T18:59:54Z 2021-05-17 Journal Article The Journal of Development Studies 0022-0388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36065 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Cambodia Rwanda
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description	This paper adds to the thin empirical literature estimating the long-term effects of exposure to conflict from in utero to adolescence on adult well-being. The effects through adolescence of the two worst genocides in recent history—those occurring in Rwanda (1994) and Cambodia (1975–79)—are examined. The Rwandan genocide is shown to have produced long-term health outcomes among women exposed to the conflict during adolescence. A further contribution is the analysis of gendered effects during adolescence, which is enabled by the availability of data on men’s height for Rwanda. The long-term effects are confirmed for men, however this appears to be the consequence of exposure during adolescence later than for women, a result that is consistent with the biological literature on the differential timing of the onset of puberty by gender. No significant effects are detected in the case of the Cambodian genocide and we discuss some issues that may influence this result. Although more research and better data are needed, our results are suggestive of adolescent-specific effects of the Rwandan genocide, which may be comparable or larger than those previously found for younger children.
format	Journal Article
author	Milazzo, Annamaria Cuesta, Jose
author_facet	Milazzo, Annamaria Cuesta, Jose
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title	Long-term Well-being Among Survivors of the Rwandan and Cambodian Genocides
title_short	Long-term Well-being Among Survivors of the Rwandan and Cambodian Genocides
title_full	Long-term Well-being Among Survivors of the Rwandan and Cambodian Genocides
title_fullStr	Long-term Well-being Among Survivors of the Rwandan and Cambodian Genocides
title_full_unstemmed	Long-term Well-being Among Survivors of the Rwandan and Cambodian Genocides
title_sort	long-term well-being among survivors of the rwandan and cambodian genocides
publisher	Taylor and Francis
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Long-term Well-being Among Survivors of the Rwandan and Cambodian Genocides

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