Association Between Child Marriage and Reproductive Health Outcomes and Service Utilization: A Multi-Country Study From South Asia
Association Between Child Marriage and Reproductive Health Outcomes and Service Utilization: A Multi-Country Study From South Asia
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.01.021
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Gage, Anastasia J.
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作者：
Godha, Deepali;Hotchkiss, David R.;Gage, Anastasia J.
目的：尽管童婚现象普遍存在，并可能对生殖健康结果产生不利影响，但关于这一问题的经验证据相对较少，这阻碍了改善青少年健康方案针对性的努力。本研究的目的是评估童婚与生育率，生育控制和孕产妇保健使用的结果在四个南亚国家：印度，孟加拉国，尼泊尔和Pakistan.Methods：研究数据来自最近的人口与健康调查进行的研究国家，我们使用了一个子样本的妇女年龄在20-24岁。童婚被定义为18岁之前的初婚，分为两组：初婚年龄为15-17岁，初婚年龄为18岁
Purpose: Despite the pervasiveness of child marriage and its potentially adverse consequences on reproductive health outcomes, there is relatively little empirical evidence available on this issue, which has hindered efforts to improve the targeting of adolescent health programs. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of child marriage with fertility, fertility control, and maternal health care use outcomes in four South Asian countries: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan.Methods: Data for the study come from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in the study countries; we used a subsample of women aged 20-24 years. Child marriage, defined as first marriage before 18 years of age, is categorized into two groups: first married at ages 15-17 years and first married at age