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dc.contributor.authorBaird, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Maureen
dc.contributor.authorSeager, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorJones, Nicola
dc.contributor.authorMalhotra, Anju
dc.contributor.authorAlheiwidi, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorEmirie, Guday
dc.contributor.authorRashid, Sabina
dc.contributor.authorSultan, Maheen
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T05:38:43Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T05:38:43Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10361/23747
dc.descriptionThis article was published in The Journal of Adolescent Health [©2022 Rights managed by Elsevier] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.12.001 The Article's website is at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X21006431?via%3Dihuben_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract Purpose Although there is a growing evidence base on the drivers of child marriage, comparatively little is known about the experiences of married girls in refugee settings and how their development trajectories diverge from those of their nonmarried peers, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on cross-national panel data from Bangladesh and Jordan, this article explores diversity in child marriage experiences in contexts affected by forced displacement, highlighting how married girls’ well-being differs from that of their unmarried peers, and how COVID-19 has reinforced these differences. Methods We analyzed longitudinal survey data—collected pre- and post-COVID-19—from the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence study with 293 ever-married and 1,102 never-married adolescent girls. Multivariate regression analysis assessed the well-being of married and unmarried girls across contexts and refugee status, both prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. These quantitative data are complemented by in-depth qualitative data from adolescents (n = 112), and key informant interviews with service providers and community leaders (n = 62). Results Our findings highlight that married girls in contexts affected by displacement are disadvantaged in multiple ways, but that the patterning of disadvantage varies across contexts, and that marriage can also have protective effects in certain contexts. The COVID-19 pandemic has, however, served to exacerbate existing inequalities in all contexts. Discussion Although child marriage prevention efforts remain critical, there is also an urgent need for programming that targets married girls in refugee and host communities to mitigate negative outcomes among this vulnerable group.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectMarried adolescentsen_US
dc.subjectLife after marriageen_US
dc.titleIntersecting disadvantages for married adolescents: Life after marriage pre- and post-COVID-19 in contexts of displacementen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US


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