Early Marriage and Correlates among Young Women in Sub-Saharan African Countries

Elengemoke, Jacques M.; Susuman, A Sathiya

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“…Conversely, in low-and-middle-income countries, especially sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries like Nigeria which has a high youth population and relatively low life expectancy (52.6) ( 9 , 10 ), informal carers are mainly young and middle-aged. Evidence suggests that early marriage, especially among women, and high fertility are major drivers of the predominance of youthful caregivers in SSA ( 11 ), implying that SSA in later life are more likely to have mid-life-aged children who are closer in age to them. Within this region, the absence of formal support and cultural prescriptions about aging family members influence informal caregiving demand ( 12–14 ).…”

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Aging and Caring: Exploring Older Adults’ Motivation for Informal Caregiving to Other Aging Individuals in Nigeria

Ezulike,

Lu,

Chiu

2024

Innovation in Aging

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Background and Objectives Because of the global population ageing, more informal carers become older adults. In Nigeria, the African country with the largest population of adults aged 60 years and older, self-construal rooted in the African collectivist philosophy generally shape informal caregiving for older adults. However, there is a general paucity of studies on older adults’ informal caregiving roles, particularly about their motivations for caregiving. This study explored older adults’ motives for informal caregiving to their care recipients in urban Southeast Nigeria. Research Design and Methods This study adopted a hermeneutic phenomenological research design. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 purposively selected older adults aged 54-88 who were the primary carers of other older adults in the family and community. The collected data were analyzed using van Manen’s thematic analysis method, using QSR NVivo 12 software. Results Four main themes emerged from the participants' responses: reciprocity of kindness, altruism, a sense of moral responsibility, and eagerness for peaceful longevity. The findings generally showed that religion and culture were the latent factors ingrained in these motivations for informal caregiving. Discussion and Implications While the African philosophy emphasises altruism, reciprocity seems more prominent in specific traditional African communities, as observed in Southeast Nigeria. It serves as a means to prioritise family members’ needs. The findings indicate the need for the government to establish sustainable programs and policies that support older people in their caregiving role. Doing so will enable carers to derive psychosocial gains from informal caregiving and sustain the caregiving culture of Nigeria.

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Aging and Caring: Exploring Older Adults’ Motivation for Informal Caregiving to Other Aging Individuals in Nigeria

Ezulike,

Lu,

Chiu

2024

Innovation in Aging

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“…C ¸ogu Sahra Altı Afrika ülkesinde c ¸ocuk yas ¸ta evlilikleri suc ¸haline getiren cinsel s ¸iddeti önleme yasalarına ragmen, erken yas ¸ta evlilik uygulaması devam etmektedir. Erken yas ¸ta evlilikler, Batı ve Orta Afrika'da da oldukc ¸a yaygındır (Elengemoke, Susuman, 2021) Az gelis ¸mis ¸ülkelerde, yoksullugun temel bir rol oynadıgı erken evlilige, c ¸es ¸itli faktörler etki etmektedir.…”

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Erken Evlilik Sorunu ve Kadın Sağlığı: Güncel Bir Değerlendirme

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Turan

2022

Universal Journal of History and Culture

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Bu c ¸alıs ¸madaki temel amac ¸erken yas ¸evliliklerin kadın saglıgı üzerine olan etkilerini ortaya koymaktır. Bu konu hakkındaki temel sorun bu tür evliliklerin her ne kadar düs ¸me egiliminde olsa da varlıgını hala sürdürüyor olmasıdır. Bu c ¸alıs ¸ma bu konuda farkındalık saglayarak sorunun c ¸özümüne katkıda bulunmayı amac ¸lamaktadır. Erken yas ¸ta evlilik terimi, genel anlamda bireylerin 18 yas ¸ından önce yaptıgı evlilikler ic ¸in kullanılmaktadır. Dünya'da özellikle az gelis ¸mis ¸ve gelis ¸mekte olan ülkelerde, 18 yas ¸ından önce evlenenlerin oranının gelis ¸mis ¸ülkelere kıyasla c ¸ok yüksek oldugu bilinmektedir. Bunun en önemli nedeni kadına toplumsal olarak verilen rollerdir. Erken evlilik nedenleri arasında yüksek morbidite ve mortalite oranlarının bir sonucu olarak üreme kaygısı, kız c ¸ocuklarının ekonomik bir 'yük' olarak görülmesi ve geleneksel kültürel degerler bakımından erken evliliklerin 'iyi' bir sec ¸enek olarak görülmesi gelmektedir. C ¸alıs ¸maya göre, erken yas ¸ta evliligin kadınların fiziksel, sosyal ve ruhsal yas ¸amlarına yönelik olumsuz birc ¸ok etkisi bulunmaktadır. Kadın saglıgına son derece olumsuz etkileri olan erken yas ¸ta evliligin önlenmesi ic ¸in, kız c ¸ocuklarının egitime eris ¸imlerinin saglanarak güc ¸lendirilmesi, ebeveynlerin, erkeklerin, erkek c ¸ocukların ve toplumsal c ¸evrenin bu konuda bilinc ¸lendirilmesi gerekmektedir. Özellikle kız c ¸ocuklarının egitime eris ¸imleri ic ¸in gerekli önlemlerin alınması, politikalar gelis ¸tirilmesi ve uygulanması ile erken evliliklerin azalması ve kadın saglıgının iyiles ¸tirilmesi mümkün olabilir.

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“…The loss of educational opportunities, unemployment are related to poverty [ 26 ] and natural vulnerabilities also reduce economic functioning, thus negatively affecting poor households [ 27 ]. Social, religious, cultural and traditional beliefs and norms play a major role in the continuation of early marriage [ 28 ].…”

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Prevalence and factors associated with child marriage, a systematic review

Pourtaheri,

Sany,

Aghaee

et al. 2023

BMC Women's Health

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Background Girl child marriage is increasingly recognized as a critical barrier to global public health and gender discrimination. There are still more gaps in the global rate of child marriage and the underlying factors. Thus, the present systematic review aimed to explore the prevalence of child marriage and the underlying factors. Methods A comprehensive search was conducted for all English-language studies that measured the prevalence of child marriage and its correlates from 2000 to March 2022, indexed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Poplin, and Google Scholar databases. Child marriage is defined as marriage under the age of 18. In the present study, Joanna Briggs' quality assessment checklist was used for data collection. Two independent reviewers reviewed all the articles. Results In total, 34 eligible prevalence articles and 14 trend articles were included in the study with data from 127,945 participants. The prevalence of child marriage ranged between 1.8% to 90.85%. In most studies, the trend of child marriage was decreasing. The most important individual factors include the respondent's education and occupation, interpersonal factors such as the education and occupation of parents and husband, family size and type. Community factors include socioeconomic status, region, residence, ethnicity, and religion at the social level. Conclusion Despite a central focus of research and policies on interventions that decrease child marriage, this phenomenon is still prevalent in many places. Therefore, further specific interventions are required to improve education, reduce poverty and inequality. This may help achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Early Marriage and Correlates among Young Women in Sub-Saharan African Countries

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References 18 publications

Aging and Caring: Exploring Older Adults’ Motivation for Informal Caregiving to Other Aging Individuals in Nigeria

Aging and Caring: Exploring Older Adults’ Motivation for Informal Caregiving to Other Aging Individuals in Nigeria

Erken Evlilik Sorunu ve Kadın Sağlığı: Güncel Bir Değerlendirme

Prevalence and factors associated with child marriage, a systematic review

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