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ArticleInternational social work2020

Understanding female migrant child labor within a cumulative risk framework: The case for combined interventions in Ghana.

Laura Gauer Bermudez, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Mavis Dako-Gyeke, Alice Boateng, Abdallah Ibrahim, Fred M Ssewamala, Mary McKay

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Article in International social work, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Preliminary Effects of the ANZANSI Family Program on Caregiver Outcomes in Northern Ghana: A Pilot Study.Families in society : the journal of contemporary human services · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura Gauer BermudezColumbia University, USA.
Ozge Sensoy BaharWashington University in St. Louis, USA.
Mavis Dako-GyekeUniversity of Ghana, Ghana.
Alice BoatengUniversity of Ghana, Ghana.
Abdallah IbrahimUniversity of Ghana, Ghana.
Fred M SsewamalaWashington University in St. Louis, USA.
Mary McKayWashington University in St. Louis, USA.
University of Ghana · GHWashington University in St. Louis · USColumbia University · US

Funding

Training Program for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV Health DisparitR25MH067127 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Emily A Arnold, Torsten Brian Neilands · 2003 to 2026
$5.4M
Minority Populations Prevention Researcher TrainingR25HD045810 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI NEILANDS, TORSTEN BRIAN · 2003 to 2018
$4.3M
Family Processes and Rural-urban Migration among AdolescentsR21HD091534 · NICHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SENSOY BAHAR, OZGE · 2018 to 2019
$380k
NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD091534NICHD NIH HHS R25 HD045810NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH067127
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

North-to-south migration has been a persistent trend in Ghana. Yet the migrating population has recently shifted to become predominantly female and younger, with a significant increase in rural adolescent girls seeking employment in urban and peri-urban areas. For adolescents without strong networks of social and financial support, this practice can jeopardize their physical and mental health, putting them at risk of sexual victimization and economic exploitation. Building upon the work of cumulative risk and ecological systems theorists, this article examines the case of female adolescent load bearers (Kayayei) in Ghana, highlighting the need to develop and evaluate multi-component prevention efforts.

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Adolescentschild laborGhanaKayayeimigration

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PMID32742018
PMCPMC7394439
OpenAlexW2885932598

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