Child Marriage and Sexual Autonomy among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from 31 Demographic and Health Surveys
Child marriage has a variety of undesirable consequences at the peril of women’s health and autonomy. In this study, we examined the association between child marriage and sexual autonomy among women in sub-Saharan Africa. We utilised data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys conducte...
Main Authors: | Eugene Budu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, John Elvis Hagan, Wonder Agbemavi, James Boadu Frimpong, Collins Adu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Sanni Yaya |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/7/3754 |
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