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Child marriage and intimate partner violence: a comparative study of 34 countries
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Background: : Studies in South Asia suggest that child marriage is a strong risk factor for intimate partner violence (IPV), but evidence outside the region is lacking. Methods: : This study uses standardized data from demographic and health surveys in 34 countries to test the hypothesis that young women (age 20-24) who married as children are at increased risk of past year physical and/or sexual IPV as compared with those women who married as adults. Results: : Globally, 9% of respondents were married before they turned 15; another 25% were married between the ages of 15 and 17. Past year physical and/or sexual IPV was higher among women who married as children (29%) compared with those who married as adults (20%). This difference persisted in logistic regression models that adjust for sociodemographic characteristics [odds ratio (OR) 1.41 (1.30-1.52) for marriage before 15, and 1.42 (1.35-1.50) for marriage at 15-17]. However, there was considerable heterogeneity between countries: marriage before age 15 was associated with a combined measure of past year physical and/or sexual IPV in nine countries; women married between 15 and 17 were at increased risk of physical and/or sexual IPV in 19 countries. This heterogeneity was most evident in sub-Saharan Africa, and warrants further investigation in so far as it may help identify protective policies and norms. Conclusion: : Substantial reductions in IPV will likely require interventions to combat child marriage itself and to protect women from IPV within child marriages.
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- Kidman, R.
- Venue
- International Journal of Epidemiology
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- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2016-10-12
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 2
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- dyw225
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- 0300-5771 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-3685
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- en
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