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Protection Awareness and Reported GBV Trends in Rohingya Refugee Camps: Camp-Level Panel Evidence from Bangladesh

Ahsan, Amrin LU (2026) EKHS21 20261
Department of Economic History
Abstract
This thesis examines the relationship between protection awareness exposure and reported gender-based violence (GBV) in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh between 2023 and 2025. Using a balanced camp-level panel dataset covering 10 camps over 36 months, the study applies fixed-effects regression models to estimate within-camp associations.
The results show a consistent and statistically significant positive association between awareness exposure and reported GBV, while lagged effects are not statistically significant, indicating that the relationship is primarily contemporaneous.
This pattern is interpreted through the distinction between reported violence and underlying incidence. Rather than reflecting increased violence, the... (More)
This thesis examines the relationship between protection awareness exposure and reported gender-based violence (GBV) in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh between 2023 and 2025. Using a balanced camp-level panel dataset covering 10 camps over 36 months, the study applies fixed-effects regression models to estimate within-camp associations.
The results show a consistent and statistically significant positive association between awareness exposure and reported GBV, while lagged effects are not statistically significant, indicating that the relationship is primarily contemporaneous.
This pattern is interpreted through the distinction between reported violence and underlying incidence. Rather than reflecting increased violence, the findings are more consistent with a reporting effect, whereby awareness reduces stigma and improves access to reporting systems.
The study contributes by demonstrating how awareness shapes the visibility of GBV in administrative data and highlights the importance of distinguishing between reporting and incidence when evaluating interventions in humanitarian settings. (Less)
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author
Ahsan, Amrin LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHS21 20261
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
gender-based violence, Rohingya refugees, protection awareness, reported GBV, fixed-effects panel, incidence-reporting distinction, Bangladesh, humanitarian settings, reporting behaviour
language
English
id
9246571
date added to LUP
2026-09-07 13:32:02
date last changed
2026-09-07 13:32:02
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  abstract     = {{This thesis examines the relationship between protection awareness exposure and reported gender-based violence (GBV) in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh between 2023 and 2025. Using a balanced camp-level panel dataset covering 10 camps over 36 months, the study applies fixed-effects regression models to estimate within-camp associations.
The results show a consistent and statistically significant positive association between awareness exposure and reported GBV, while lagged effects are not statistically significant, indicating that the relationship is primarily contemporaneous.
This pattern is interpreted through the distinction between reported violence and underlying incidence. Rather than reflecting increased violence, the findings are more consistent with a reporting effect, whereby awareness reduces stigma and improves access to reporting systems.
The study contributes by demonstrating how awareness shapes the visibility of GBV in administrative data and highlights the importance of distinguishing between reporting and incidence when evaluating interventions in humanitarian settings.}},
  author       = {{Ahsan, Amrin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Protection Awareness and Reported GBV Trends in Rohingya Refugee Camps: Camp-Level Panel Evidence from Bangladesh}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}