Disasters, Gender, and HIV Infection: The Impact of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake

Mar Llorente-Marrón, Yolanda Fontanil-Gómez, Montserrat Díaz-Fernández and Patricia Solís García
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Mar Llorente-Marrón: Quantitative Economics Department, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
Yolanda Fontanil-Gómez: Psychology Department, University of Oviedo, 33003 Oviedo, Spain
Montserrat Díaz-Fernández: Quantitative Economics Department, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
Patricia Solís García: Psychology Department, University of Oviedo, 33003 Oviedo, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 13, 1-16

Abstract: Although disasters threaten all people who experience them, they do not affect all members of society in the same way. Its effects are not solely restricted to the economic sphere; they also affect the physical and mental health of those who suffer from them, having a particular impact on women and limiting their life chances. The aim of this study was to examine the impact the 2010 Haiti earthquake had on the seropositivity of female survivors. Method: Using data from the Demographic and Health Survey, this study examines the impact of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on gender relations associated with the probability of being HIV positive through the differences-in-differences strategy. Results: A differential of four percentage points is observed in the probability of HIV seropositivity between men and women, favoring men. Additionally, it is observed that the probability of seropositivity intensifies when the cohabitation household is headed by a woman. Conclusion: Disasters are not indifferent to the gender of the people affected. In the second decade of the 21st century, the conclusions obtained show, once again, the need for incorporating the gender perspective into the management of natural hazards in the field of health. This is the case of the differential exposure to HIV after the earthquake in Haiti.

Keywords: disasters; gender; determinants of HIV seropositivity; difference-in-difference model; gender gap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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