ArticleBMC global and public health2023
Child marriage and its association with partner controlling behaviour against adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Abstract
backgroundChild marriage and partner controlling behaviours are culturally seated phenomena in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Child marriage refers to any legal or customary union involving a boy or girl below the age of 18. Partner controlling behaviour on the other hand refers to a situation where a sexual partner consistently tries to control their spouse's behaviours, movements, and social contacts with other people. This study examined the association between child marriage and partner controlling behaviour among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in SSA.
methodsWe extracted data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys of 26 countries in SSA. Countries whose surveys were conducted from 2010 to 2020 were included in the study. A total of 26,970 AGYW (15-24 years) were included in the study. We used a multilevel mixed-effect binary logistic regression analysis to examine the association between child marriage and partner controlling behaviour.
resultsThe average prevalence of child marriage was 55.40% (95% CI: 48.83-61.97). This proportion ranged from 19.62% (95% CI: 16.71-22.53) in South Africa to 85.10% (95% CI: 83.14-87.06) in Chad. The proportion of AGYW who had experienced partner controlling behaviour was 68.36% (95% CI: 64.40-72.33), and this ranged from 38.40% (95% CI: 35.55-41.25) in Burundi to 88.18% (95% CI: 83.80-92.56) in Gabon. AGYW who married as child brides were more likely [aOR = 1.31; 95% CI = 1.21, 1.43] to experience partner controlling behaviour compared to those who did not marry as child brides. AGYW in Western [aOR = 1.51; 95% CI = 1.33, 1.71] and Eastern [aOR = 1.31; 95% CI = 1.13, 1.50] part of SSA were more likely to experience partner controlling behaviour compared to those in Central Africa.
conclusionsOur study has shown that there is a significant association between child marriage and the likelihood of experiencing partner controlling behaviour in SSA. Effective policies and interventions are, therefore, needed to prevent child marriage and raise AGYW's awareness of its implication on victims of partner controlling behaviours.
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