Cross-cultural evidence does not support universal acceleration of puberty in father-absent households

R Sear, P Sheppard, DA Coall - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Father absence in early life has been shown to be associated with accelerated reproductive
development in girls. Evolutionary social scientists have proposed several adaptive …

[HTML][HTML] HIV infection and sexual risk behaviour among youth who have experienced orphanhood: systematic review and meta-analysis

D Operario, K Underhill, C Chuong, L Cluver - Journal of the International …, 2011 - Springer
Background Previous research has suggested that orphaned children and adolescents
might have elevated risk for HIV infection. We examined the state of evidence regarding the …

[HTML][HTML] An empirical exploration of female child marriage determinants in Indonesia

L Rumble, A Peterman, N Irdiana, M Triyana… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Child marriage, defined as marriage before age 18, is associated with adverse
human capital outcomes. The child marriage burden remains high among female …

Early marriage, marital relations and intimate partner violence in Ethiopia

A Erulkar - International perspectives on sexual and reproductive …, 2013 - JSTOR
METHODS: Data from a population-based survey conducted in 2009-20 1 0 in seven
Ethiopian regions were used to examine early marriage among 1,671 women aged 20-24 …

Economic impacts of child marriage: global synthesis report

Q Wodon, C Male, A Nayihouba, A Onagoruwa… - 2017 - repositorio.minedu.gob.pe
The international community is increasingly aware of the negative impacts of child marriage
on a wide range of development outcomes. Ending child marriage is now part of the …

Impact of the Kenya Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children on early pregnancy and marriage of adolescent girls

S Handa, A Peterman, C Huang, C Halpern… - Social science & …, 2015 - Elsevier
There is promising evidence that poverty-targeted cash transfer programs can have positive
impacts on adolescent transitions to adulthood in resource poor settings, however existing …

Factors associated with teen pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country cross-sectional study

C Odimegwu, S Mkwananzi - African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2016 - journals.co.za
This study aimed to assess the contextual factors associated with teenage pregnancy in sub-
Saharan Africa. Using DHS data we modelled females aged 15-19 with multilevel logistic …

Early sexual debut: A multi-country, sex-stratified analysis in sub-Saharan Africa

I Seff, JJ Steiner, L Stark - Global public health, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined outcomes associated with early sexual debut in five sub-Saharan
African countries for males and females, separately. We employed Violence Against …

The relationship between parental presence and child sexual violence: evidence from thirteen countries in sub-Saharan Africa

R Kidman, T Palermo - Child abuse & neglect, 2016 - Elsevier
There are compelling reasons to believe that orphans–many millions due to the AIDS
epidemic–are more likely to be sexually victimized during childhood. Few studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in the Sunyani Municipality of Ghana

BYA Asare, D Baafi, B Dwumfour-Asare… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adolescent pregnancy is an important social and public health issue worldwide, and it is
linked to several social and economic consequences. This study sought to investigate the …