Journal article
Effectiveness of interventions to reduce child marriage and teen pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of quantitative evidence
Frontiers in reproductive health, v 5, pp 1105390-1105390
2023
PMID: 37064827
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Abstract
Child marriage and teen pregnancy have negative health, social and development consequences. Highest rates of child marriage occur in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and 40% of women in Western and Central Africa got married before the age of 18. This systematic review was aimed to fill a gap in evidence of effectiveness to reduce teen pregnancy and child marriage in SSA.
We considered studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa that reported on the effect of interventions on child marriage and teen pregnancy among adolescent girls for inclusion. We searched major databses and grey literature sources.
We included 30 articles in this review. We categorized the interventions reported in the review into five general categories: (a) Interventions aimed to build educational assets, (b) Interventions aimed to build life skills and health assets, (c) Wealth building interventions, and (d) Community dialogue. Only few interventions were consistently effective across the studies included in the review. The provision of scholarship and systematically implemented community dialogues are consistently effective across settings.
Program designers aiming to empower adolescent girls should address environmental factors, including financial barriers and community norms. Future researchers should consider designing rigorous effectiveness and cost effectiveness studies to ensure sustainability.
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier: CRD42022327397.
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- Title
- Effectiveness of interventions to reduce child marriage and teen pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of quantitative evidence
- Creators
- Garumma Tolu Feyissa - Drexel UniversityLemi Belay Tolu - St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical CollegeMatiwos Soboka - Jimma UniversityAlex Ezeh - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in reproductive health, v 5, pp 1105390-1105390
- Publisher
- Frontiers
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001011464300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85153329368
- Other Identifier
- 991020532005404721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Reproductive Biology