Child marriage and psychological well-being in Niger and Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite an understanding of the circumstances of child marriage, including how it limits agency and erodes childhood support systems, not much is known about the relationship between child marriage and mental health of child brides, especially in the sub-Saharan African context. To address this gap, we use large-scale population-based data from ever-married women aged 18-45 in Niger (n = 2764) and Ethiopia (n = 4149) to examine the association of child marriage with overall psychological well-being and its sub-domains: depression, anxiety, positive well-being, vitality, self-control and general health. We complement this with qualitative data from Ethiopia to further contextualize the psychological well-being of child brides.

Methods

Multivariate linear regression

SUBMITTER: John NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6670185 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature