The Effect of Early Marriage Timing on Women's and Children's Health in
                        Sub-Saharan Africa and Southwest Asia

Delprato, Marcos; Akyeampong, Kwame

doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2017.10.005

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“…Adolescent or young mothers experience a greater lack of access to essential maternal and child health services (Delprato & Akyeampong, 2017) and have lower decision-making autonomy than older mothers (Kamiya et al, 2018). Importantly, the adverse effects of these disadvantages on child nutritional status would be greater when children are younger.…”

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Age‐specific risk factors for child anaemia in Myanmar: Analysis from the Demographic and Health Survey 2015–2016

Kang

Kim

2019

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Anaemia is prevalent among preschool‐aged children in Myanmar, but few epidemiological studies of anaemia at the national level were reported. Using data from the Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey 2015–2016, we examined risk factors for anaemia at household, maternal, and individual levels for children aged 6–23 months (n = 1,133) and 24–59 months (n = 2,393) separately. Survey design and sampling weights were adjusted for in multivariate regression analyses. The prevalence of anaemia was 77.2% in children aged 6–23 months and 50.8% in those aged 24–59 months. Living in geographic zones other than the hilly zone was associated with a higher odds of anaemia in both age groups (OR = 1.86–2.51 [95% lower limit > 1.0]). Maternal anaemia predicted child anaemia in a dose–response manner in both groups (6–23 months of age, OR = 2.01, 95% CI [1.38, 2.92; mild] and OR = 2.41, 95% CI [1.12, 5.19; moderate]; and 24–59 months of age, OR = 1.42, 95% CI [1.12, 1.81; mild] and OR = 2.92, 95% CI [1.91,4.46; moderate]). A maternal age of 14–24 years (ref: 25–34 years, OR = 1.67, 95% CI [1.06, 2.64]) and maternal tolerant attitude to domestic violence (OR = 1.61, 95% CI [1.13, 2.31]) predicted anaemia in children aged 6–23 months only. Younger child age (OR = 0.97, 95% CI [0.96, 0.98]), stunting (OR = 1.35, 95% CI [1.08, 1.69]) and using unimproved drinking water sources (OR = 1.38, 95% CI [1.10, 1.75]) were associated with anaemia in children aged 24–59 months. Consideration of age‐specific risks factors for child anaemia will help in planning anaemia control programmes in Myanmar.

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Age‐specific risk factors for child anaemia in Myanmar: Analysis from the Demographic and Health Survey 2015–2016

Kang

Kim

2019

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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“…In Niger, one-fourth of girls are married by age 15 years and three-fourths by age 18 years [ 1 ]. Studies have shown that child marriage can lead to negative sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes for girls [ 2 , 3 ]. Marriage being a central expectation of Nigerien life [ 4 , 5 ], entering into a union helps both men and women fulfill their roles and thus, this practice has endured.…”

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Associations of spousal communication with contraceptive method use among adolescent wives and their husbands in Niger

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Objectives This study aims to examine associations between spousal communication about contraception and ever use of modern contraception, overt modern contraceptive use (with husband’s knowledge), and covert modern contraceptive use (without husband’s knowledge) among adolescent wives and their husbands in Niger. Study design Cross-sectional data, from the Reaching Married Adolescents Study , were collected from randomly selected adolescent wives (ages 13–19 years) and their husbands from 48 randomly selected villages in rural Niger (N = 1,020 couples). Logistic regression models assessed associations of couples’ reports of spousal communication about contraception with wives’ reports of contraception (overall, overt, and covert). Results About one-fourth of adolescent wives and one-fifth of husbands reported spousal communication about contraception. Results showed couples’ reports of spousal communication about contraception were positively associated with ever use of modern contraception. Couples’ reports of spousal communication about contraception were negatively associated with covert modern contraceptive use compared to overt use. Wives’ reports of spousal communication were marginally associated with covert use compared to no use but husbands’ reports were not. Conclusion Among a sample of couples in Niger, spousal communication about contraception was positively associated with modern contraceptive use (compared to no use) and negatively with covert use (compared to overt use) but wives’ and husbands’ reports showed differential associations with covert use compared to no use. Since there is little understanding of couple communication surrounding covert contraceptive use decisions, research should focus on characterizing content and context of couple communication particularly in cases of disagreement over fertility decisions.

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“…(Setiawati, 2018) Menunda usia pernikahan juga dapat meningkatkan pemberdayaan kesehatan wanita, dimana dengan begitu maka kesehatan anak pun akan turut meningkat dikarenakan berkurangnya kehamilan diusia dini. (Delprato & Akyeampong, 2017 Amin, S., Saha, J., & Ahmed, J. 2018.…”

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Pengaruh Pembekalan Materi Kesehatan Reproduksi Tentang Bahaya Pernikahan Dini Untuk Remaja Putri

Elba

Wijaya

2019

Dharmakarya

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Angka kejadian pernikahan dini di Indonesia semakin meningkat, hal ini berkaitan dengan kesehatan reproduksi pada remaja putri yang secara fisik dan psikologis belum siap untuk menerima kehamilan dan mental. Studi kuantitatif dengan rancangan eksperimental semu dengan metode pre test-post test design, dilakukan di Desa Kalisari, Kabupaten Karawang, pada bulan Mei 2018. Berdasarkan data Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Karawang Populasi terdiri dari 316 remaja putri. Sampel sejumlah 101 orang dipilih secara proportionate stratified random sampling. Sumber data berasal dari data primer dengan Cronbach’s alpha 0.886.) dan data sekunder (buku register pencatatan laporan tahunan di KUA). Data dianalisis menggunakan paired T-test dan perhitungan effect size (ES). Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa setelah intervensi terdapat peningkatan yang signifikan pada skor pengetahuan yaitu dari (R = 66.14, s.b = 15.38) menjadi [R = 76.36, s.b = 16.10, t (101) = 7.65, p = 0.000]. Intervensi memiliki efektivitas yang besar (ES ≥ 0.14) terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan remaja putri tentang bahaya pernikahan dini (ES = 0.37). Pembekalan materi kesehatan reproduksi tentang bahaya pernikahan dini efektif untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan remaja putri.

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The Effect of Early Marriage Timing on Women's and Children's Health in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southwest Asia

Abstract: Background. Age of marriage is a barrier to mother's health care around pregnancy and children health outcomes.

Cited by 48 publications

References 22 publications

Age‐specific risk factors for child anaemia in Myanmar: Analysis from the Demographic and Health Survey 2015–2016

Age‐specific risk factors for child anaemia in Myanmar: Analysis from the Demographic and Health Survey 2015–2016

Associations of spousal communication with contraceptive method use among adolescent wives and their husbands in Niger

Pengaruh Pembekalan Materi Kesehatan Reproduksi Tentang Bahaya Pernikahan Dini Untuk Remaja Putri

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