Students and brides: a qualitative analysis of the relationship between girls' education and early marriage in Ethiopia and India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early marriage (< 18 years) is associated with education cessation among girls. Little research has qualitatively assessed how girls build resiliency in affected contexts. This study examines these issues in Oromia, Ethiopia and Jharkhand, India among girls and their decision-makers exposed to early marriage prevention programs.

Methods

Qualitative interviews were conducted with girls who received the intervention programs and subsequently either a) married prior to age 18 or b) cancelled/postponed their proposed early marriage. Girls also selected up to three marital decision-makers for inclusion in the study. Participants (N = 207) were asked about the value and enablers of, and barriers to, girls' education and the interplay of these themes with marriage, as pa

SUBMITTER: Raj A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6322316 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature