Are Female Orphans at Risk for Early Marriage, Early Sexual Debut, and Teen Pregnancy? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Are Female Orphans at Risk for Early Marriage, Early Sexual Debut, and Teen Pregnancy? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1728-4465.2009.00193.x
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发表时间：
2009-06-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Peterman, Amber
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作者：
Palermo, Tia;Peterman, Amber
人们普遍认为，女孤儿面临早婚、早育和高风险性行为的风险；然而，迄今为止还没有研究利用多个国家的人口水平数据来审查这些联系。本研究取材于撒哈拉以南非洲10个国家最近的人口与健康调查，目的是研究15至17岁少女中孤儿状况与早婚、过早性行为和少女怀孕措施之间的关系。结果表明，总体而言，孤儿院与早婚或少女怀孕之间的联系很少，而来自七个国家的证据支持孤儿院与早期性行为之间的联系。研究结果对多变量模型的使用、孤儿类型和国家环境都很敏感。在许多国家，孤儿身份本身可能不足以成为解决这些结果的充分目标机制；包括孤儿类型、学校教育和贫困措施在内的更广泛的多维目标计划将更有力地识别和帮助处于危险中的年轻妇女。
Female orphans are widely cited as being at risk for early marriage, early childbearing, and risky sexual behavior; however, to date no studies have examined these linkages using population-level data across multiple countries. This study draws from recent Demographic and Health Surveys from ten sub-Saharan African countries to examine the relationship between orphanhood status and measures of early marriage, early sexual debut, and teen pregnancy among adolescent girls aged 15 to 17. Results indicate that, overall, little association is found between orphanhood and early marriage or teen pregnancy, whereas evidence from seven countries supports associations between orphanhood and early sexual debut. Findings are sensitive to the use of multivariate models, type of orphan, and country setting. Orphanhood status alone may not be a sufficient targeting mechanism for addressing these outcomes in many countries; a broader, multidimensional targeting scheme including orphan type, schooling, and poverty measures would be more robust in identifying and aiding young women at risk.