Three Essays Exploring Health, Politics, and Religiosity amid Crises

This thesis explores how people’s religious beliefs, political attitudes, and health change in response to crises like natural disasters and violent conflict. The first study examines how hurricanes in the U.S. temporarily increase religious practices. The second study analyses how terrorist attacks in Nigeria reduce people’s satisfaction with democracy and increase acceptance of autocracy. The third study investigates how conflict in Nigeria harms children’s health, leading to higher malnutrition rates. Together, these studies provide insights into how crises shape individual behaviour and well-being, offering important lessons for policymakers in disaster response, political stability, and public health.