Human insecurity and child deaths in conflict: evidence for improved response in Yemen.
- Jideofor Ogbu, Thomas
- Rodriguez-Llanes, José
- Rodrigues Leal Moitinho De Almeida, Maria
- Speybroeck, Niko
- Guha-Sapir, Debarati
DOIAbstract
Background Since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Yemen, >23 000 air strikes and >100 000 fatalities have been recorded. Data from Yemen Data Project linked >1300 child fatalities and >900 child injuries to air raids. However, there is little literature on the effect of the protracted armed conflict on the pattern of child mortality using data from small-scale surveys. We aimed to identify the pattern of the death rate for children aged <5 years (‘under-5’) and its relationship with human insecurity in Yemen. Methods We created a human insecurity index (i.e. severely insecure vs insecure) for the 22 governorates in Yemen from 2015 to 2019, using data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Database. We matched this insecurity ind...
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