Sifting through the Data: Labor Markets in Haiti through a Turbulent Decade (2001–2012)

Scot, Thiago; Rodella, Aude-Sophie

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-7562

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“…This finding is supported by previous studies [ 25 , 27 ]. Since unemployment has increased considerably in younger age groups in Haiti during the last decades [ 51 , 57 , 58 ], youth-headed households were more likely to be poor, affecting their capacity to meet the cost of catering for basic needs including building toilets [ 22 , 59 , 60 ].…”

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“…On the other hand, 30% of households with less than three members were headed by individuals aged under 35, compared to 12% of households consisting of more than five members. As already discussed, younger generations are particularly affected by the economic crisis in terms of employment [ 51 , 57 , 58 ], which would impact significantly the level of hygienic comfort of the households they lead.…”

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Socio-economic and demographic factors influencing open defecation in Haiti: a cross-sectional study

Paul

Simon²,

Kiragu³

et al. 2022

BMC Public Health

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Background Open defecation (OD) remains an important public health challenge in Haiti. The practice poses a significantly high risk of disease transmission. Considering these negative health consequences, this paper aims to identify socio-economic and demographic factors that influence OD practice among households in Haiti. Methods The study used secondary data from 13,405 households from the Haiti Demographic and Health Survey 2016-2017. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were used to find the preliminary results. Further, multivariate analysis was performed to confirm the findings. Results Around one quarter (25.3%) of Haitian households still defecate in the open, almost 10% in urban areas, and nearly 36% in rural areas. Multivariate analysis revealed that the age and sex of the household head, household size, number of children aged 1-14 years old in the household, education level, wealth index, access to mass media, place of residence, and region were significant predictors of OD practice among households in Haiti. Conclusion To accelerate the elimination of OD by 2030 and therefore achieve sustainable open defecation-free status, the government of Haiti and its partners should consider wealth disparities among regions and mobilize mass media and community-based networks to raise awareness and promote education about sane sanitation practices. Furthermore, because the possibilities to build toilets differ between rural and urban areas, specific interventions must be spearheaded for each of these regions. The public program can subsidize individual toilets in rural areas with room to collect dry excreta for the preparation of fertilizers, while in urban areas collective toilets can be built in slums. Interventions should also prioritize households headed by women and young people, two underpriviledged socioeconomic groups in Haiti.

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Socio-economic and demographic factors influencing open defecation in Haiti: a cross-sectional study

Paul

Simon²,

Kiragu³

et al. 2022

BMC Public Health

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“…In the present study, however, the overwhelming majority of prisoners (87.1 percent) reported their health as being poor or fair and the average physical function score was only 40.7. This finding may reflect the poorer health status of the general population in Haiti, where 59 percent of people live below the poverty line and rates of infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and cholera, remain significantly higher compared to neighboring countries (Scot and Rodella, 2016;World Health Organization, 2017). This finding may also reflect the possibility of deteriorating health, or perception of such, while incarcerated.…”

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Prisoner health status at three rural Haitian prisons

LaMonaca

Desai

May³

et al. 2018

IJPH

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Purpose Little is known about the health status of prisoners in low-income countries. In Haiti, prisons typically lack adequate medical care, clean water and food, though some prisoners receive additional food from visitors. The purpose of this paper is to characterize the physical and mental health of Haitian prisoners in three select prisons and examine the effects of having visitors and length of detention on health status. The authors hypothesized that prisoners with more visitors and shorter detention times would have better overall health status. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a cross-sectional study of 290 male inmates in three regional prisons in Haiti. Data were collected on prisoners’ sociodemographic characteristics, number of visitors, length of detention, body mass index (BMI), self-reported physical and mental health status, and food insecurity. Findings Overall, prisoners at all three prisons had poor health outcomes. Prisoners with more visitors were significantly less likely to be underweight and more likely to have a higher BMI, better self-reported physical function and lower levels of food insecurity. The length of incarceration was negatively associated with physical function and self-rated health, but positively associated with BMI. These results suggest that prisoners who do not receive supplemental food from visitors are at increased risk for food insecurity and poor nutritional and physical health status. Originality/value These findings demonstrate the importance of supplemental food from visitors in stabilizing prisoner health in Haiti and emphasize the need for the provision of adequate nutrition to all prisoners. This study also suggests that policies that reduce incarceration times could improve health status among prisoners.

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Sifting through the Data: Labor Markets in Haiti through a Turbulent Decade (2001–2012)

Cited by 2 publications

References 12 publications

Socio-economic and demographic factors influencing open defecation in Haiti: a cross-sectional study

Socio-economic and demographic factors influencing open defecation in Haiti: a cross-sectional study

Prisoner health status at three rural Haitian prisons

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