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The association between terrorist attacks and mental health: evidence from Nigeria

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  • Joseph B. Ajefu
  • Soazic Elise Wang Sonne

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This study examines the relationship between the Boko Haram conflict in Northeast Nigeria and the mental health of heads of households. The information on depressive symptoms (as a proxy for mental health) of household heads was collected using the Centre of Epidemiological Studies Short Depression Scale (CESD-10). The information on household coordinates provided in the 2015 wave of the Nigerian General Household Survey (GHS) was used to measure households’ exposure to violent conflict through the number of conflict attacks as well as the number of fatalities within a local government area. To explore the pathways of the association between conflict and depressive symptoms, we employed mediation analysis to unpack mechanisms such as unemployment, illness or injury, and food security as potential channels through which violent conflict is associated with depressive symptoms.

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  • Joseph B. Ajefu & Soazic Elise Wang Sonne, 2022. "The association between terrorist attacks and mental health: evidence from Nigeria," Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(4), pages 336-351, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oxdevs:v:50:y:2022:i:4:p:336-351
    DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2022.2072448
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