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  "abstract": "Background: Disasters can have important consequences for health, yet much evidence is cross-sectional and cannot account for time-invariant individual heterogeneity.\n\nObjective(s): To examine the association between reported disaster exposure and women’s mental health, psychological distress, and general health using longitudinal Australian data.\n\nMethods: Data from women aged ≥ 15 years participating in Waves 9–22 of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey were analysed. Individual and survey-wave fixed-effects models examined within-person associations between disaster exposure and mental health (MHI-5), psychological distress (Kessler-10), and SF-36 General Health. Sensitivity analyses considered long-term illness and single exposure. Dynamic associations were examined using the Callaway–Sant’Anna multiple-period difference-in-differences estimator with formal pre-trend tests.\n\nResults: Reported disaster exposure was associated with modest declines in mental health (β = −0.86, 95% CI − 1.51 to −0.20) and general health (β = −0.83, 95% CI − 1.44 to −0.22). Psychological distress was higher but not statistically significant in the primary model (β = 0.33, 95% CI − 0.04 to 0.70). Sensitivity analyses generally supported the mental and general health findings. Event-study analyses showed no consistent evidence of persistent post-exposure deterioration; however, the MHI-5 joint pre-trend test indicated differential pre-exposure patterns, limiting causal interpretation.\n\nConclusions: Reported disaster exposure was associated with modest within-person declines in women’s mental and general health, while evidence for psychological distress was less conclusive. The findings support consideration of women’s health in disaster preparedness and recovery planning.",
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  "published": "2026-10-27",
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  "title": "Disaster exposure and women’s mental and general health: evidence from longitudinal data",
  "title_text": "Disaster exposure and women’s mental and general health: evidence from longitudinal data",
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