TY - JOUR
T1 - A mixed methods study on child marriage in the Gambia
AU - Kaplan Marcusán, Adriana
AU - Escaño Valentí, Beatriz
AU - Perarnau Moles, Júlia
AU - Sanyang, Segga
AU - Kandeh, Salieu J.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Child marriage
KW - The Gambia
KW - Knowledge
KW - Attitudes
KW - Practices
U2 - 10.30560/hssr.v5n3p26
DO - 10.30560/hssr.v5n3p26
M3 - Article
SN - 2576-3032
VL - 5
SP - 26
EP - 48
JO - Humanities and social science research
JF - Humanities and social science research
IS - 3
ER -