Hagopian, AmyBernhardt, James E.2016-03-112016-03-112016-03-112015-12Bernhardt_washington_0250O_15068.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/35103Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2015-12The allocation and utilization of maternal and child health (MCH) services has been shown to be severely diminished during periods of protracted conflict. A limited body of research describes the lingering effects that civil war can have on already stressed health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. To assess the effects of conflict on maternal and child health services and outcomes, we analyzed monthly facility records for the four-year period immediately following the Lord’s Resistance Army’s (LRA) occupation of Northern Uganda. Facilities located in high conflict areas reported substantially fewer MCH services between 2007-2010 than those in areas not affected by the LRA conflict. Facilities located in high conflict areas also reported a greater number of maternal and infant deaths between these years and after controlling for HIV prevalence, sanitation, education, facility level, month, and year.application/pdfen-UScivil war; health systems strengthening; maternal and child health; Northern Uganda; population displacement; post-conflictPublic healthAfrican studiesBiostatisticsglobal healthThesis