Disability among Women and Men Who Married in Childhood: Evidence from Cross-Sectional Nationally Representative Surveys Undertaken in 37 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Emerson, E (通讯作者),Univ Sydney, Fac Med & Hlth, Ctr Disabil Res & Policy, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.;Emerson, E (通讯作者),Univ Sydney, Ctr Res Excellence Disabil & Hlth, Sydney, NSW 2141, Australia.;Emerson, E (通讯作者),Univ Lancaster, Fac Hlth & Med, Ctr Disabil Res, Lancaster LA1 4YW, England.
2023-1
Child marriage, which the UN's Sustainable Development Goal seeks to eliminate by 2030, represents a violation of the human rights of children. These concerns are driven by the negative impact of child marriage on the health of children married in childhood and their children. Little is known about the association between child marriage and disability. We sought to estimate the strength of association between disability and child marriage among women and men in middle- and low-income countries (LMICs). Secondary analysis was undertaken of nationally representative samples involving 423,164 women in 37 LMICs and 95,411 men in 28 LMICs. Results were aggregated by random effects meta-analysis and mixed effects multilevel multivariate modelling. The prevalence of disability was significantly greater among women and men who were married in childhood, especially among those married under the age of 16. The strength of these associations varied by age group and age at first marriage. Further research is required to understand the causal pathways responsible for the increased likelihood of disability among women and men married in childhood. National initiatives to eliminate child marriage may need to consider making reasonable accommodations to policies to ensure these are equally effective for women and men with disabilities.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:20|期号:1
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
University of Sydney; University of Sydney; Lancaster University
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
0
2013以来使用计数
0
EISSN
1660-4601
出版年
2023-1
DOI
10.3390/ijerph20010088
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
children child marriage disability low- and middle-income countries
WOS学科分类
Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health