Abstract
Early Marriage is one of the global problems that undermine the personal development and the rights of women seriously. It is delicate among the developing countries such as Ethiopia. It has major consequences for public health, national security, social development, human rights, economic development, and gender equality. The analyzed data were obtained from the 2016 EDHS and 1120 samples were considered in this analysis. Both bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regression model were used to identify the determinants of early marriage practice. The prevalence of early marriage practice was 48.57% in the study area. The odds of early marriage practice were 2.04(AOR=2.04, 95% CI: 1.88, 2.45) times higher among rural residents compared to urban. The odds of early marriage practice was 0.94(AOR=0.94, 95%CI: 0.57, 1.98) times lower among women who had primary education compared to uneducated women. Those who did not know the legal marital age were 1.61(AOR=1.61, 95%CI: 1.26, 2.07) times more likely to practice early marriage compared to parents who knew the legal marital age. Education level, family monthly income, residence, literacy level and knowledge of legal marital were significant determinants of early marriage practice.
Highlights
Child early marriage is defined as “any marriage carried out below the age of 18 years, before the girl is physically, physiologically, and psychologically ready to shoulder the responsibilities of marriage and childbearing
Study design and sampling The dataset used in this study was obtained from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) conducted by Central Statistics Agency (CSA) in 2016
This study examined the prevalence of early marriage and the related factors in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
Summary
Child early marriage is defined as “any marriage carried out below the age of 18 years, before the girl is physically, physiologically, and psychologically ready to shoulder the responsibilities of marriage and childbearing. It has major consequences for public health, national security, social development, human rights, economic development and gender equality[1]. Marriage is one of the global problems that undermine the personal development and the rights of women seriously It is delicate among the developing countries such as Ethiopia. The odds of early marriage practice was 0.94(AOR=0.94, 95%CI: 0.57, 1.98) times lower among women who had primary education compared to uneducated women.
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