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Papers by Jonathan A . Muir
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), May 29, 2023
Anemia in children remains a public health concern in developing countries. In Cambodia, the prev... more Anemia in children remains a public health concern in developing countries. In Cambodia, the prevalence of anemia among children decreased slightly from 55.2% in 2014 to 49% in 2019. We examined descriptively temporal and geospatial trends of anemia and used logistic regression to analyze potential associations between individual and household characteristics and anemia among children aged 6-59 months using data from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) for 2005, 2010, and 2014. Survey weights were applied to account for the complex survey design of the CDHS. We used logistic regression to assess factors associated with anemia among children aged 6-59 months. The prevalence of anemia among children decreased from 62.2% in 2005 to 56.6% in 2014. The proportion of the Cambodian child population with anemia was highest in Pursat (84.3%) for 2005, Kampong Thom (67%) for 2010, and Preah Vihear and Steung Treng (68.6%) for 2014, respectively. Factors independently associated with increased odds of having anemia included children with mothers who were anemic (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =1.77, 95% CI: 1.58-1.97); children who were male (AOR=1.20, 95% CI: 1.07-1.33), underweight (AOR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.14-1.57), stunted (AOR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.09-1.41), or had a recent episode of fever (AOR=1.16, 95% CI: 1.03-1.31). Children had decreased odds of having anemia if they were aged 12-23 months (AOR=0.68; 95%
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Sep 9, 2022
doi: medRxiv preprint NOTE: This preprint reports new research that has not been certified by pee... more doi: medRxiv preprint NOTE: This preprint reports new research that has not been certified by peer review and should not be used to guide clinical practice.
ABSTRACTObjectivesAs of May 2023, over 500,000 COVID-19 cases and over 7,500 deaths have been rep... more ABSTRACTObjectivesAs of May 2023, over 500,000 COVID-19 cases and over 7,500 deaths have been reported in Ethiopia. Understanding community members’ knowledge and perception of SARS-CoV-2 prevention is essential for directing public health interventions to reduce transmission and improve vaccination coverage. Here, we aimed to describe factors associated with knowledge of COVID-19 prevention among community residents in Eastern Ethiopia.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey among a random sample of 880 participants in a Health and Demographic Surveillance System in the Harari Region, Ethiopia, from August to September 2021. Principal components analysis was used to create a score representing knowledge of COVID-19 prevention. Quasi-Poisson regression was used to examine associations between demographic characteristics and knowledge of COVID-19 prevention. Our survey also included information regarding knowledge of community or government measures to prevent COVID-19, healthca...
Anemia in children remains a public health concern in many resource-limited countries. To better ... more Anemia in children remains a public health concern in many resource-limited countries. To better understand child anemia in Cambodia, we examined temporal and geospatial trends of childhood anemia and used logistic regression to analyze its association with individual and household characteristics using data from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Surveys for 2005, 2010, and 2014. The prevalence of childhood anemia decreased from 62.2% in 2005 to 56.6% in 2014. The prevalence of childhood anemia was highest in Pursat (84.3%) for 2005, Kampong Thom (67%) for 2010, and Preah Vihear and Steung Treng (68.6%) for 2014. After adjusting for other variables, factors positively associated with childhood anemia included having a mother who was anemic (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =1.77, 95% CI: 1.58 - 1.97); being male vs. female (AOR=1.20, 95% CI: 1.07 - 1.33), underweight (AOR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.14 - 1.57), or stunted (AOR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.09 - 1.41); or having had a recent episode of fever (AOR=...
ABSTRACTObjectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic was associated with widespread social disruptions, as gove... more ABSTRACTObjectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic was associated with widespread social disruptions, as governments implemented lockdowns to quell disease spread. To advance knowledge of consequences for households in lower-income countries, we examine food insecurity during the pandemic period.DesignCross-sectional study using logistic regression to examine factors associated with food insecurity. Data were collected between August and September of 2021 through a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) using a survey instrument focused on knowledge regarding the spread of COVID-19; food availability; COVID-19 related shocks/coping; under-five child healthcare services; and healthcare services for pregnant women.SettingThe study is set in two communities in Eastern Ethiopia, one rural and one urban.ParticipantsA random sample of 880 households residing in Kersa and Harar.ResultsRoughly 16% of households reported not having enough food to eat during the pandemic, an increase of 6% sin...
ABSTRACTAccess to contraception is critical for limiting fertility. Yet, in South and Southeast A... more ABSTRACTAccess to contraception is critical for limiting fertility. Yet, in South and Southeast Asia, access to these resources is often limited by spatial inequalities between rural and urban areas. Access to a motorcycle may empower women living in rural areas to attenuate these spatial inequalities, increase their educational attainment and participation in labor markets, and thereby facilitate a shift in fertility preferences. Concomitantly, motorcycle access may increase access to contraception for geographically isolated women who desire to limit fertility. We employ logistic regression models to examine associations with contraception use and unmet need for contraception for women living in rural vs. urban areas and for women with vs. without access to a motorcycle. Roughly 40 percent of women reported current use of contraception while another 21 percent indicated an unmet need for contraception. After adjusting for other variables, women with a motorcycle were more likely t...
The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
The first of three volumes, the five sections of this book cover a variety of issues important in... more The first of three volumes, the five sections of this book cover a variety of issues important in developing, designing, and analyzing data to produce high-quality research efforts and cultivate a productive research career. First, leading scholars from around the world provide a step-by-step guide to doing research in the social and behavioral sciences. After discussing some of the basics, the various authors next focus on the important building blocks of any study. In section three, various types of quantitative and qualitative research designs are discussed, and advice is provided regarding best practices of each. The volume then provides an introduction to a variety of important and cutting-edge statistical analyses. In the last section of the volume, nine chapters provide information related to what it takes to have a long and successful research career. Throughout the book, example and real-world research efforts from dozens of different disciplines are discussed.
Over 230,000 COVID-19 cases and over 2,200 deaths have been reported in Mozambique though May 202... more Over 230,000 COVID-19 cases and over 2,200 deaths have been reported in Mozambique though May 2023. Understanding community members’ knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and prevention is essential for directing public health interventions to reduce disease spread and improve vaccination coverage. Here, we describe knowledge of COVID-19 transmission, prevention, and symptoms among community residents in Mozambique. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 33,087 households in a Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Manhiça, Mozambique. Participants were recruited at the tail end of the Delta variant wave in September 2021 to the peak of Omicron cases in January 2022. Principal components analysis was used to create scores representing knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms, transmission, and prevention. Multiple imputation and quasi-Poisson regression were used to examine associations between demographic characteristics and sources of COVID-19 information, and knowledge of COVID-...
BackgroundCOVID-19 resulted in enormous disruption to life around the world. To quell disease spr... more BackgroundCOVID-19 resulted in enormous disruption to life around the world. To quell disease spread, governments implemented lockdowns that likely created hardships for households. To improve knowledge of consequences, we examine how the pandemic period was associated with household hardships and assess factors associated with these hardships.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using quasi-Poisson regression to examine factors associated with household hardships. Data were collected between August and September of 2021 from a random sample of 880 households living within a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) located in the Harari Region and the District of Kersa, both in Eastern Ethiopia.ResultsHaving a head of household with no education, residing in a rural area, larger household size, lower income and/or wealth, and community responses to COVID-19, including lockdowns and travel restrictions, were independently associated with experiencing household hardshi...
Introduction Overweight and obesity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes ... more Introduction Overweight and obesity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke, and some type of cancers, and maternal health globally. In Cambodia, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among women aged 15-49 years increased from 6% in 2000 to 18% in 2014, becoming a public health burden. We examined socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with overweight and/or obesity among women of reproductive age in Cambodia. Methods We analyzed existing data from the 2014 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) that used a two-stage stratified cluster sampling design. Data analysis was restricted to non-pregnant women, resulting in an analytic sample of 10,818 women. Multivariable logistic regressions that accounted for the CDHS sampling design were performed using STATA V16 to examine factors associated with overweight and obesity. Results Prevalence of overweight and obesity among non-pregnant women of reproductive age we...
ABSTRACTAnemia is a major public health problem for thirty-two million pregnant women worldwide. ... more ABSTRACTAnemia is a major public health problem for thirty-two million pregnant women worldwide. Anemia during pregnancy is a leading cause of child low birth weight, preterm birth, and perinatal/neonatal mortality. Pregnant women are at higher risk of anemia due to micronutrient deficiencies, hemoglobinopathies, infections, socio-demographic and behavioral factors. This study aimed to: 1) assess temporal and geospatial trends of anemia in Cambodia and 2) identify factors associated with anemia among pregnant women aged 15-49 years old in Cambodia. We analyzed data from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) for 2005, 2010, and 2014. Data were pooled across the three survey years for all pregnant women aged 15-49 years. Survey weights were applied to account for the complex survey design of the CDHS. Descriptive statistics were estimated for key sociodemographic characteristics of the study population. We used logistic regressions to assess factors associated with anemia ...
Indicators of Fertility Change in a Developing Nation: Examining the Impact of Motorcycles as a D... more Indicators of Fertility Change in a Developing Nation: Examining the Impact of Motorcycles as a Distance Demolishing Technology on Fertility Change in Rural Indonesia. Jonathan A. Muir Department of Sociology, BYU Master of Science Given the consistent findings in the development literature that fertility is associated with economic growth for individuals, families, and even influences a country’s Gross Domestic Product, I explore to what degree motorcycles impact changes in fertility in rural Indonesia. I argue that motorcycles function as a “Distance Demolishing Technology” (Scott 2009:11) and therein empower individuals, particularly young rural women from lower socioeconomic groups who are socially and economically isolated, through increasing their access to labor markets, educational opportunities, non-familial social organizations, and more diverse social networks— key indicators in affecting fertility decisions identified in the existing literature. I examine this relationsh...
Science translational medicine, Jan 13, 2016
Statistical analyses included unadjusted logistic regression models to assess the relationship be... more Statistical analyses included unadjusted logistic regression models to assess the relationship between the outcome variable Partnership Prioritization and indicators used to test the Dissatisfaction, Diversification, and Maturation hypotheses and multivariate logistic regression models to adjust the associations between the outcome variable Partnership Prioritization and indicators used to test the Dissatisfaction, Diversification, and Maturation hypotheses in order to contextualize these results by geographic region and the type of institutions represented in the data.
Migration is a standard survival strategy in the context of disasters. While prior studies have e... more Migration is a standard survival strategy in the context of disasters. While prior studies have examined factors associated with return migration following disasters, an area that remains relatively under explored is whether moving home to one's original community results in improved health and well-being compared to other options such as deciding to move on. In the present study, we seek to address this gap in the literature through examining whether return migration, compared to other migration options, results in superior improvements to mental health. We draw upon data from a pilot study conducted 16 months after a series of volcanic eruptions in Merapi, Indonesia. Using ordinal logistic regression, we find that compared to respondents who were still displaced, respondents who had ``moved home'' were less likely to report poor mental health status (OR = 0.50 [95\% CI = 0.26, 0.95]). Likewise, respondents who had ``moved on'' were less likely to report poor me...
Disasters are associated strongly with forced migration. Indeed, migration is a standard survival... more Disasters are associated strongly with forced migration. Indeed, migration is a standard survival strategy for those facing disruptions of this kind. Such is the case with Mt. Merapi, Indonesia, where a series of eruptions occurred in 2010. Mechanisms related to forced migration in such scenarios are fairly well understood, yet it remains less clear what factors may influence return migration. Given local interest in facilitating resettlement out of hazardous areas as a means of risk reduction, we seek to better understand the extent to which recovery aid may create incentives for households to move on rather than move home. We draw upon data collected from a pilot study in the aftermath of the 2010 eruptions and use multinomial logistic regression models to explore the influence of various forms of aid on migration status. Of the various forms of aid considered, financial recovery aid provided to households was consistently associated with moving on. The combination of financial re...
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), May 29, 2023
Anemia in children remains a public health concern in developing countries. In Cambodia, the prev... more Anemia in children remains a public health concern in developing countries. In Cambodia, the prevalence of anemia among children decreased slightly from 55.2% in 2014 to 49% in 2019. We examined descriptively temporal and geospatial trends of anemia and used logistic regression to analyze potential associations between individual and household characteristics and anemia among children aged 6-59 months using data from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) for 2005, 2010, and 2014. Survey weights were applied to account for the complex survey design of the CDHS. We used logistic regression to assess factors associated with anemia among children aged 6-59 months. The prevalence of anemia among children decreased from 62.2% in 2005 to 56.6% in 2014. The proportion of the Cambodian child population with anemia was highest in Pursat (84.3%) for 2005, Kampong Thom (67%) for 2010, and Preah Vihear and Steung Treng (68.6%) for 2014, respectively. Factors independently associated with increased odds of having anemia included children with mothers who were anemic (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =1.77, 95% CI: 1.58-1.97); children who were male (AOR=1.20, 95% CI: 1.07-1.33), underweight (AOR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.14-1.57), stunted (AOR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.09-1.41), or had a recent episode of fever (AOR=1.16, 95% CI: 1.03-1.31). Children had decreased odds of having anemia if they were aged 12-23 months (AOR=0.68; 95%
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Sep 9, 2022
doi: medRxiv preprint NOTE: This preprint reports new research that has not been certified by pee... more doi: medRxiv preprint NOTE: This preprint reports new research that has not been certified by peer review and should not be used to guide clinical practice.
ABSTRACTObjectivesAs of May 2023, over 500,000 COVID-19 cases and over 7,500 deaths have been rep... more ABSTRACTObjectivesAs of May 2023, over 500,000 COVID-19 cases and over 7,500 deaths have been reported in Ethiopia. Understanding community members’ knowledge and perception of SARS-CoV-2 prevention is essential for directing public health interventions to reduce transmission and improve vaccination coverage. Here, we aimed to describe factors associated with knowledge of COVID-19 prevention among community residents in Eastern Ethiopia.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey among a random sample of 880 participants in a Health and Demographic Surveillance System in the Harari Region, Ethiopia, from August to September 2021. Principal components analysis was used to create a score representing knowledge of COVID-19 prevention. Quasi-Poisson regression was used to examine associations between demographic characteristics and knowledge of COVID-19 prevention. Our survey also included information regarding knowledge of community or government measures to prevent COVID-19, healthca...
Anemia in children remains a public health concern in many resource-limited countries. To better ... more Anemia in children remains a public health concern in many resource-limited countries. To better understand child anemia in Cambodia, we examined temporal and geospatial trends of childhood anemia and used logistic regression to analyze its association with individual and household characteristics using data from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Surveys for 2005, 2010, and 2014. The prevalence of childhood anemia decreased from 62.2% in 2005 to 56.6% in 2014. The prevalence of childhood anemia was highest in Pursat (84.3%) for 2005, Kampong Thom (67%) for 2010, and Preah Vihear and Steung Treng (68.6%) for 2014. After adjusting for other variables, factors positively associated with childhood anemia included having a mother who was anemic (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =1.77, 95% CI: 1.58 - 1.97); being male vs. female (AOR=1.20, 95% CI: 1.07 - 1.33), underweight (AOR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.14 - 1.57), or stunted (AOR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.09 - 1.41); or having had a recent episode of fever (AOR=...
ABSTRACTObjectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic was associated with widespread social disruptions, as gove... more ABSTRACTObjectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic was associated with widespread social disruptions, as governments implemented lockdowns to quell disease spread. To advance knowledge of consequences for households in lower-income countries, we examine food insecurity during the pandemic period.DesignCross-sectional study using logistic regression to examine factors associated with food insecurity. Data were collected between August and September of 2021 through a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) using a survey instrument focused on knowledge regarding the spread of COVID-19; food availability; COVID-19 related shocks/coping; under-five child healthcare services; and healthcare services for pregnant women.SettingThe study is set in two communities in Eastern Ethiopia, one rural and one urban.ParticipantsA random sample of 880 households residing in Kersa and Harar.ResultsRoughly 16% of households reported not having enough food to eat during the pandemic, an increase of 6% sin...
ABSTRACTAccess to contraception is critical for limiting fertility. Yet, in South and Southeast A... more ABSTRACTAccess to contraception is critical for limiting fertility. Yet, in South and Southeast Asia, access to these resources is often limited by spatial inequalities between rural and urban areas. Access to a motorcycle may empower women living in rural areas to attenuate these spatial inequalities, increase their educational attainment and participation in labor markets, and thereby facilitate a shift in fertility preferences. Concomitantly, motorcycle access may increase access to contraception for geographically isolated women who desire to limit fertility. We employ logistic regression models to examine associations with contraception use and unmet need for contraception for women living in rural vs. urban areas and for women with vs. without access to a motorcycle. Roughly 40 percent of women reported current use of contraception while another 21 percent indicated an unmet need for contraception. After adjusting for other variables, women with a motorcycle were more likely t...
The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
The first of three volumes, the five sections of this book cover a variety of issues important in... more The first of three volumes, the five sections of this book cover a variety of issues important in developing, designing, and analyzing data to produce high-quality research efforts and cultivate a productive research career. First, leading scholars from around the world provide a step-by-step guide to doing research in the social and behavioral sciences. After discussing some of the basics, the various authors next focus on the important building blocks of any study. In section three, various types of quantitative and qualitative research designs are discussed, and advice is provided regarding best practices of each. The volume then provides an introduction to a variety of important and cutting-edge statistical analyses. In the last section of the volume, nine chapters provide information related to what it takes to have a long and successful research career. Throughout the book, example and real-world research efforts from dozens of different disciplines are discussed.
Over 230,000 COVID-19 cases and over 2,200 deaths have been reported in Mozambique though May 202... more Over 230,000 COVID-19 cases and over 2,200 deaths have been reported in Mozambique though May 2023. Understanding community members’ knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and prevention is essential for directing public health interventions to reduce disease spread and improve vaccination coverage. Here, we describe knowledge of COVID-19 transmission, prevention, and symptoms among community residents in Mozambique. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 33,087 households in a Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Manhiça, Mozambique. Participants were recruited at the tail end of the Delta variant wave in September 2021 to the peak of Omicron cases in January 2022. Principal components analysis was used to create scores representing knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms, transmission, and prevention. Multiple imputation and quasi-Poisson regression were used to examine associations between demographic characteristics and sources of COVID-19 information, and knowledge of COVID-...
BackgroundCOVID-19 resulted in enormous disruption to life around the world. To quell disease spr... more BackgroundCOVID-19 resulted in enormous disruption to life around the world. To quell disease spread, governments implemented lockdowns that likely created hardships for households. To improve knowledge of consequences, we examine how the pandemic period was associated with household hardships and assess factors associated with these hardships.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using quasi-Poisson regression to examine factors associated with household hardships. Data were collected between August and September of 2021 from a random sample of 880 households living within a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) located in the Harari Region and the District of Kersa, both in Eastern Ethiopia.ResultsHaving a head of household with no education, residing in a rural area, larger household size, lower income and/or wealth, and community responses to COVID-19, including lockdowns and travel restrictions, were independently associated with experiencing household hardshi...
Introduction Overweight and obesity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes ... more Introduction Overweight and obesity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke, and some type of cancers, and maternal health globally. In Cambodia, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among women aged 15-49 years increased from 6% in 2000 to 18% in 2014, becoming a public health burden. We examined socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with overweight and/or obesity among women of reproductive age in Cambodia. Methods We analyzed existing data from the 2014 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) that used a two-stage stratified cluster sampling design. Data analysis was restricted to non-pregnant women, resulting in an analytic sample of 10,818 women. Multivariable logistic regressions that accounted for the CDHS sampling design were performed using STATA V16 to examine factors associated with overweight and obesity. Results Prevalence of overweight and obesity among non-pregnant women of reproductive age we...
ABSTRACTAnemia is a major public health problem for thirty-two million pregnant women worldwide. ... more ABSTRACTAnemia is a major public health problem for thirty-two million pregnant women worldwide. Anemia during pregnancy is a leading cause of child low birth weight, preterm birth, and perinatal/neonatal mortality. Pregnant women are at higher risk of anemia due to micronutrient deficiencies, hemoglobinopathies, infections, socio-demographic and behavioral factors. This study aimed to: 1) assess temporal and geospatial trends of anemia in Cambodia and 2) identify factors associated with anemia among pregnant women aged 15-49 years old in Cambodia. We analyzed data from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) for 2005, 2010, and 2014. Data were pooled across the three survey years for all pregnant women aged 15-49 years. Survey weights were applied to account for the complex survey design of the CDHS. Descriptive statistics were estimated for key sociodemographic characteristics of the study population. We used logistic regressions to assess factors associated with anemia ...
Indicators of Fertility Change in a Developing Nation: Examining the Impact of Motorcycles as a D... more Indicators of Fertility Change in a Developing Nation: Examining the Impact of Motorcycles as a Distance Demolishing Technology on Fertility Change in Rural Indonesia. Jonathan A. Muir Department of Sociology, BYU Master of Science Given the consistent findings in the development literature that fertility is associated with economic growth for individuals, families, and even influences a country’s Gross Domestic Product, I explore to what degree motorcycles impact changes in fertility in rural Indonesia. I argue that motorcycles function as a “Distance Demolishing Technology” (Scott 2009:11) and therein empower individuals, particularly young rural women from lower socioeconomic groups who are socially and economically isolated, through increasing their access to labor markets, educational opportunities, non-familial social organizations, and more diverse social networks— key indicators in affecting fertility decisions identified in the existing literature. I examine this relationsh...
Science translational medicine, Jan 13, 2016
Statistical analyses included unadjusted logistic regression models to assess the relationship be... more Statistical analyses included unadjusted logistic regression models to assess the relationship between the outcome variable Partnership Prioritization and indicators used to test the Dissatisfaction, Diversification, and Maturation hypotheses and multivariate logistic regression models to adjust the associations between the outcome variable Partnership Prioritization and indicators used to test the Dissatisfaction, Diversification, and Maturation hypotheses in order to contextualize these results by geographic region and the type of institutions represented in the data.
Migration is a standard survival strategy in the context of disasters. While prior studies have e... more Migration is a standard survival strategy in the context of disasters. While prior studies have examined factors associated with return migration following disasters, an area that remains relatively under explored is whether moving home to one's original community results in improved health and well-being compared to other options such as deciding to move on. In the present study, we seek to address this gap in the literature through examining whether return migration, compared to other migration options, results in superior improvements to mental health. We draw upon data from a pilot study conducted 16 months after a series of volcanic eruptions in Merapi, Indonesia. Using ordinal logistic regression, we find that compared to respondents who were still displaced, respondents who had ``moved home'' were less likely to report poor mental health status (OR = 0.50 [95\% CI = 0.26, 0.95]). Likewise, respondents who had ``moved on'' were less likely to report poor me...
Disasters are associated strongly with forced migration. Indeed, migration is a standard survival... more Disasters are associated strongly with forced migration. Indeed, migration is a standard survival strategy for those facing disruptions of this kind. Such is the case with Mt. Merapi, Indonesia, where a series of eruptions occurred in 2010. Mechanisms related to forced migration in such scenarios are fairly well understood, yet it remains less clear what factors may influence return migration. Given local interest in facilitating resettlement out of hazardous areas as a means of risk reduction, we seek to better understand the extent to which recovery aid may create incentives for households to move on rather than move home. We draw upon data collected from a pilot study in the aftermath of the 2010 eruptions and use multinomial logistic regression models to explore the influence of various forms of aid on migration status. Of the various forms of aid considered, financial recovery aid provided to households was consistently associated with moving on. The combination of financial re...