Health pathway across all levels after the Gulf War

Background

In the Kuwait context, there were a series of chemical and psychological Gulf War-era exposures that left permanent damage from January 1991 until December 1991.  ‪Extreme stress from a critical event speeds up the usual disease latency period, and may be part of a synergistic effect that leads to higher breast cancer rates over a shorter period of time.

Model Description

I am interested in the impact of armed conflict on health outcomes over the life-course in Kuwait, and particularly the pathways through which armed conflict may lead to breast cancer in health on a population level.    We used OLS regression to evaluate the model.

Novel Methods

My methodological approach is distinct from previous post-conflict studies because it employs a novel, mixed-methods approach. Interview and survey data, demographic databases and epidemiologic data from the individual informant and the informant's context were collected.

I am employing an analysis that combines statistical analysis of population-level data. With increased stress in the post-conflict period, we hypothesize cancer rates will significantly rise in Kuwait, more so than if the war had not occurred.