A mixed methods study on child marriage in the Gambia

Adriana Kaplan Marcusán; Beatriz Escaño Valentí; Júlia Perarnau Moles; Segga Sanyang; Salieu J. Kandeh

doi:10.30560/hssr.v5n3p26

A mixed methods study on child marriage in the Gambia

Adriana Kaplan Marcusán, Beatriz Escaño Valentí, Júlia Perarnau Moles, Segga Sanyang, Salieu J. Kandeh

Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology

ONG Wassu Gambia Kafo

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Abstract

Child marriage is a human rights violation that is often rooted in strong gender inequalities (UNICEF, 2022). This article presents the results of a mixed methods study conducted in The Gambia, deepening understanding of why the practice remains widespread throughout the country and in West and Central Africa, which have one of the highest levels of child marriage in the world. The study explores the arguments and factors that come into play to defend or take a position against child marriage, establishing for this the differences between knowledge, attitudes and practices and taking into account different variables such as age, gender, ethnicity and region of residence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	0026-48
Number of pages	23
Journal	Humanities and social science research
Volume	5
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.30560/hssr.v5n3p26
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Child marriage
The Gambia
Knowledge
Attitudes
Practices

UN SDGs

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