Signe Svallfor
Biographic Data
| ID | 3581608 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Signe Svallfor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Signe |
| FAMILY NAME | Svallfor |
| SIGNATURE | SVALLFOR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8413-1731 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Measuring the Impact of Armed Conflict on Population Health
The humanitarian impact of armed conflict remains a significant international issue, with an estimated 2 billion people residing in fragile or conflict‐affected settings. Despite increasing attention and study of armed conflict and its impact on human populations, few studies have evaluated the methods necessary to assess such relationships: how to use disaggregated and granular conflict data, measure and operationalize conflict, etc. In this stu…
Prevalence and associated factors of selling sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Latin America
INTRODUCTION: Selling sex has been associated with negative social and health outcomes, but most studies have been limited geographically and have not distinguished between selling and buying sex. This study assesses prevalence and factors associated with selling sex in the last 12 months among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 18 Latin American countries. METHODS: Data were collected in 2018 through the Latin American MSM Internet Survey, a cro…
The Consequences of Community Violence for Contraceptive Use and Provision in Mexico
This study examines the relationship between community violence and the use and provision of contraception in Mexico, where family planning is a long-standing policy priority and the “war on drugs” has led to chronically high levels of violence. We adopt a two-step approach. First, we investigate the association between women's exposure to violence and first contraceptive use. Combining individual-level data (n = 86,219) from two waves of the Nat…
Gender Equality and Armed Conflict
Over the past quarter-century, the literature on gender, peace, and security has evolved into a substantial interdisciplinary field. In this line of work, researchers have investigated the interplay between state security and women’s security, or how gender equality at the state level affects the occurrence of international and intranational conflict. The conclusion is that more gender-equal countries are less prone to engage in warfare, pointing…
Armed conflict and birthweight
Armed conflict has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, with long-term negative health effects for current and future generations. This study analyzes birthweight in Colombia, where a long-standing conflict has created multiple stressors that may impair maternal and child health, including high levels of conflict mortality and anti-coca fumigation. We analyze births in 2000-2016 using Demographic and Health Survey data from 2004/2005,…
Armed Conflict and Unwanted Births in Colombia
Armed conflict has been linked to fertility changes globally, but little is known about how reproductive autonomy is affected. Unwanted fertility is likely to occur during conflicts due to escalations of sexual violence and restricted access to contraception and abortion, especially among marginalized groups. Drawing on an intersectional lens of reproductive justice, this study investigates the relationship between women's exposure to local confl…
Giving Birth While Facing Death
Armed conflict and organized crime are known to be linked to numerous negative maternal and neonatal health outcomes, such as stillbirth, low birth weight, and neonatal mortality. This study investigates how exposure to lethal community violence during pregnancy correlates with Cesarean births in Latin America, a region characterized by high rates of both C-sections and violence. The analysis combines micro-level survey data, covering 123,503 bir…
Reproductive justice in the Colombian armed conflict
This study explores the impacts of armed conflict on women's sexual and reproductive health in Colombia, building on a reproductive justice perspective to analyse original interviews with stakeholders in healthcare, women's rights, and peacebuilding. The analysis reveals that war affects women's sexual and reproductive health in three ways, through violent politicisation, collateral damage, and intersectional dimensions. First, multiple armed act…
Obstetric violence in the context of community violence
Armed conflict, insecurity, and attitudes toward women's and girls' reproductive autonomy in Nigeria
Our findings suggest that conflict and insecurity pose a threat to, but also facilitate opportunities for, women's and girls' reproductive autonomy. Contraception, abortion, early marriage, and postponement or childbearing may be perceived as risk-aversion strategies in response to mortality threats, livelihood losses, and conflict-driven sexual violence. Our findings foreshadow changes in fertility and relationship patterns in conflict-affected …
Milestone Moments
Deadly violence has drastically increased in Latin America, posing a serious threat to women's sexual and reproductive health. Previous research has documented both increases and declines in youth-to-adulthood transitions associated with exposure to violence globally. However, there has been a lack of comparative studies focusing on multiple life-course transitions. This study investigated the impact of community violence on women's life-course t…
Gender Dynamics During the Colombian Armed Conflict
This article investigates gender dynamics during the Colombian armed conflict, where the ongoing peace process has had a unique focus on gender equality. Using a lens of militarized masculinity and original expert interviews with Colombian stakeholders in peacebuilding and human rights, the study analyzes how gender norms have been upheld and sanctioned in the context of conflict. Gender essentialisms have been reinforced by armed actors, with wo…
Hidden Casualties
The Colombian peace process was internationally celebrated for its unprecedented focus on women's experiences of war, but the everyday violence women that may face in their homes was not acknowledged. This article explores the links between exposure to local armed conflict violence and individual women's experiences of intimate partner violence. I combine pooled nationally representative data on individual women's experiences of intimate partner …
Contraceptive choice as risk reduction? The relevance of local violence for women's uptake of sterilization in Colombia
Altered childbearing behaviour has been observed in many settings of violent conflict, but few studies have addressed fertility control. This is the first study to investigate empirically the relationship between local conflict and uptake of sterilization, the only contraceptive method that reflects a definitive stop to childbearing. The study is based on Colombia, a middle-income, low-fertility, and long-term conflict setting. It builds on a mix…
The remarkable stability of fertility desires during the Colombian armed conflict 2000–2016
Limited attention has been paid so far to the impacts of war on proximate determinants of fertility, including childbearing preferences. This study explores the relationship between exposure to local conflict violence and fertility desires in Colombia. I combined nationally representative micro‐level data on the timing, frequency and decisiveness of reproductive preferences from the Demographic and Health Surveys, with geospatial information abou…
Conflict and Contraception in Colombia
This study explores how armed conflict relates to contraceptive use in Colombia, combining data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Demographic and Health Surveys 1990–2016. Our study is the first systematic effort to investigate whether and how violent conflict influences women's contraceptive use, using nationally representative data across all stages of women's reproductive careers. With fixed effects linear probability models, we adjus…
Hidden Casualties
The Colombian peace process was internationally celebrated for its unprecedented focus on women's experiences of war, but the everyday violence women that may face in their homes was not acknowledged. This article explores the links between exposure to local armed conflict violence and individual women's experiences of intimate partner violence. I combine pooled nationally representative data on individual women's experiences of intimate partner …
Conflict and Contraception in Colombia
This study explores how armed conflict relates to contraceptive use in Colombia, combining data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Demographic and Health Surveys 1990–2016. Our study is the first systematic effort to investigate whether and how violent conflict influences women's contraceptive use, using nationally representative data across all stages of women's reproductive careers. With fixed effects linear probability models, we adjus…
Contraceptive choice as risk reduction? The relevance of local violence for women's uptake of sterilization in Colombia
Altered childbearing behaviour has been observed in many settings of violent conflict, but few studies have addressed fertility control. This is the first study to investigate empirically the relationship between local conflict and uptake of sterilization, the only contraceptive method that reflects a definitive stop to childbearing. The study is based on Colombia, a middle-income, low-fertility, and long-term conflict setting. It builds on a mix…
Reproductive justice in the Colombian armed conflict
This study explores the impacts of armed conflict on women's sexual and reproductive health in Colombia, building on a reproductive justice perspective to analyse original interviews with stakeholders in healthcare, women's rights, and peacebuilding. The analysis reveals that war affects women's sexual and reproductive health in three ways, through violent politicisation, collateral damage, and intersectional dimensions. First, multiple armed act…
Gender Dynamics During the Colombian Armed Conflict
This article investigates gender dynamics during the Colombian armed conflict, where the ongoing peace process has had a unique focus on gender equality. Using a lens of militarized masculinity and original expert interviews with Colombian stakeholders in peacebuilding and human rights, the study analyzes how gender norms have been upheld and sanctioned in the context of conflict. Gender essentialisms have been reinforced by armed actors, with wo…
The remarkable stability of fertility desires during the Colombian armed conflict 2000–2016
Limited attention has been paid so far to the impacts of war on proximate determinants of fertility, including childbearing preferences. This study explores the relationship between exposure to local conflict violence and fertility desires in Colombia. I combined nationally representative micro‐level data on the timing, frequency and decisiveness of reproductive preferences from the Demographic and Health Surveys, with geospatial information abou…
Armed conflict, insecurity, and attitudes toward women's and girls' reproductive autonomy in Nigeria
Our findings suggest that conflict and insecurity pose a threat to, but also facilitate opportunities for, women's and girls' reproductive autonomy. Contraception, abortion, early marriage, and postponement or childbearing may be perceived as risk-aversion strategies in response to mortality threats, livelihood losses, and conflict-driven sexual violence. Our findings foreshadow changes in fertility and relationship patterns in conflict-affected …
Milestone Moments
Deadly violence has drastically increased in Latin America, posing a serious threat to women's sexual and reproductive health. Previous research has documented both increases and declines in youth-to-adulthood transitions associated with exposure to violence globally. However, there has been a lack of comparative studies focusing on multiple life-course transitions. This study investigated the impact of community violence on women's life-course t…
Armed conflict and birthweight
Armed conflict has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, with long-term negative health effects for current and future generations. This study analyzes birthweight in Colombia, where a long-standing conflict has created multiple stressors that may impair maternal and child health, including high levels of conflict mortality and anti-coca fumigation. We analyze births in 2000-2016 using Demographic and Health Survey data from 2004/2005,…
Armed Conflict and Unwanted Births in Colombia
Armed conflict has been linked to fertility changes globally, but little is known about how reproductive autonomy is affected. Unwanted fertility is likely to occur during conflicts due to escalations of sexual violence and restricted access to contraception and abortion, especially among marginalized groups. Drawing on an intersectional lens of reproductive justice, this study investigates the relationship between women's exposure to local confl…
Giving Birth While Facing Death
Armed conflict and organized crime are known to be linked to numerous negative maternal and neonatal health outcomes, such as stillbirth, low birth weight, and neonatal mortality. This study investigates how exposure to lethal community violence during pregnancy correlates with Cesarean births in Latin America, a region characterized by high rates of both C-sections and violence. The analysis combines micro-level survey data, covering 123,503 bir…
Obstetric violence in the context of community violence
Conflict and Contraception in Colombia
This study explores how armed conflict relates to contraceptive use in Colombia, combining data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Demographic and Health Surveys 1990–2016. Our study is the first systematic effort to investigate whether and how violent conflict influences women's contraceptive use, using nationally representative data across all stages of women's reproductive careers. With fixed effects linear probability models, we adjus…
The remarkable stability of fertility desires during the Colombian armed conflict 2000–2016
Limited attention has been paid so far to the impacts of war on proximate determinants of fertility, including childbearing preferences. This study explores the relationship between exposure to local conflict violence and fertility desires in Colombia. I combined nationally representative micro‐level data on the timing, frequency and decisiveness of reproductive preferences from the Demographic and Health Surveys, with geospatial information abou…
Contraceptive choice as risk reduction? The relevance of local violence for women's uptake of sterilization in Colombia
Altered childbearing behaviour has been observed in many settings of violent conflict, but few studies have addressed fertility control. This is the first study to investigate empirically the relationship between local conflict and uptake of sterilization, the only contraceptive method that reflects a definitive stop to childbearing. The study is based on Colombia, a middle-income, low-fertility, and long-term conflict setting. It builds on a mix…
Gender Dynamics During the Colombian Armed Conflict
This article investigates gender dynamics during the Colombian armed conflict, where the ongoing peace process has had a unique focus on gender equality. Using a lens of militarized masculinity and original expert interviews with Colombian stakeholders in peacebuilding and human rights, the study analyzes how gender norms have been upheld and sanctioned in the context of conflict. Gender essentialisms have been reinforced by armed actors, with wo…
Hidden Casualties
The Colombian peace process was internationally celebrated for its unprecedented focus on women's experiences of war, but the everyday violence women that may face in their homes was not acknowledged. This article explores the links between exposure to local armed conflict violence and individual women's experiences of intimate partner violence. I combine pooled nationally representative data on individual women's experiences of intimate partner …
Giving Birth While Facing Death
Armed conflict and organized crime are known to be linked to numerous negative maternal and neonatal health outcomes, such as stillbirth, low birth weight, and neonatal mortality. This study investigates how exposure to lethal community violence during pregnancy correlates with Cesarean births in Latin America, a region characterized by high rates of both C-sections and violence. The analysis combines micro-level survey data, covering 123,503 bir…
Reproductive justice in the Colombian armed conflict
This study explores the impacts of armed conflict on women's sexual and reproductive health in Colombia, building on a reproductive justice perspective to analyse original interviews with stakeholders in healthcare, women's rights, and peacebuilding. The analysis reveals that war affects women's sexual and reproductive health in three ways, through violent politicisation, collateral damage, and intersectional dimensions. First, multiple armed act…
Obstetric violence in the context of community violence
Armed conflict, insecurity, and attitudes toward women's and girls' reproductive autonomy in Nigeria
Our findings suggest that conflict and insecurity pose a threat to, but also facilitate opportunities for, women's and girls' reproductive autonomy. Contraception, abortion, early marriage, and postponement or childbearing may be perceived as risk-aversion strategies in response to mortality threats, livelihood losses, and conflict-driven sexual violence. Our findings foreshadow changes in fertility and relationship patterns in conflict-affected …
Milestone Moments
Deadly violence has drastically increased in Latin America, posing a serious threat to women's sexual and reproductive health. Previous research has documented both increases and declines in youth-to-adulthood transitions associated with exposure to violence globally. However, there has been a lack of comparative studies focusing on multiple life-course transitions. This study investigated the impact of community violence on women's life-course t…
Prevalence and associated factors of selling sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Latin America
INTRODUCTION: Selling sex has been associated with negative social and health outcomes, but most studies have been limited geographically and have not distinguished between selling and buying sex. This study assesses prevalence and factors associated with selling sex in the last 12 months among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 18 Latin American countries. METHODS: Data were collected in 2018 through the Latin American MSM Internet Survey, a cro…
The Consequences of Community Violence for Contraceptive Use and Provision in Mexico
This study examines the relationship between community violence and the use and provision of contraception in Mexico, where family planning is a long-standing policy priority and the “war on drugs” has led to chronically high levels of violence. We adopt a two-step approach. First, we investigate the association between women's exposure to violence and first contraceptive use. Combining individual-level data (n = 86,219) from two waves of the Nat…
Gender Equality and Armed Conflict
Over the past quarter-century, the literature on gender, peace, and security has evolved into a substantial interdisciplinary field. In this line of work, researchers have investigated the interplay between state security and women’s security, or how gender equality at the state level affects the occurrence of international and intranational conflict. The conclusion is that more gender-equal countries are less prone to engage in warfare, pointing…
Armed conflict and birthweight
Armed conflict has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, with long-term negative health effects for current and future generations. This study analyzes birthweight in Colombia, where a long-standing conflict has created multiple stressors that may impair maternal and child health, including high levels of conflict mortality and anti-coca fumigation. We analyze births in 2000-2016 using Demographic and Health Survey data from 2004/2005,…
Armed Conflict and Unwanted Births in Colombia
Armed conflict has been linked to fertility changes globally, but little is known about how reproductive autonomy is affected. Unwanted fertility is likely to occur during conflicts due to escalations of sexual violence and restricted access to contraception and abortion, especially among marginalized groups. Drawing on an intersectional lens of reproductive justice, this study investigates the relationship between women's exposure to local confl…
Measuring the Impact of Armed Conflict on Population Health
The humanitarian impact of armed conflict remains a significant international issue, with an estimated 2 billion people residing in fragile or conflict‐affected settings. Despite increasing attention and study of armed conflict and its impact on human populations, few studies have evaluated the methods necessary to assess such relationships: how to use disaggregated and granular conflict data, measure and operationalize conflict, etc. In this stu…
Sociology (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Population (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Poison control (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Armed conflict (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Economic growth (6 works)