Department of midwifery, college of health science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
BMC Womens Health. 2019 Nov 8;19(1):134. doi: 10.1186/s12905-019-0832-0.
Early marriage is occurred when one or both of the spouses are below the age of 18 years at the time of their first marriage. It is one of the major traditional practices in developing counties particularly in Ethiopia; which has significant physical, intellectual, psychological and emotional effects and reduces educational opportunities and the chance for personal growth for both boys and girls. Even though this traditional practice was the common cultural events in the study area, there is no prior study on the magnitude and its determinant factors. Hence, the study was aimed to determine the prevalence and determinant factors of early marriage among married women in Injibara town, North West Ethiopia.
A Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from September to December 2018. A total of 373 women were included in the study. A multistage sampling procedure was applied to select the study participants. Data analysis was done by using SPSS versions 23. Both descriptive & analytical statistics were computed. Statistical significance was considered at P < 0.05 and the strength of association were assessed by using adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval.
The prevalence of early marriage was 167(44.8%). The minimum and maximum ages at first marriage were 9 and 23 years respectively. Non-formal educational level of the father [Adjusted Odd Ratio (AOR) =2.32; 95%CI = 1.33-4.05], family's average monthly income <1000 Ethiopian birr [AOR = 2.32, 95%CI = 1.27-4.24], family size ≥7 [AOR = 3.59, 95%CI = 1.94-6.63] and non-formal education level of the respondents [AOR = 5.16; 95%CI = 2.87-9.28] were found to be associated with early marriage.
The prevalence of early marriage was high in Injibara town, Ethiopia. Factors that tend to facilitate early marriage in this town include family income, family size, educational level of the father and that of the respondent. Improving on the strategies that promote formal education will reduce the level of early marriage in Injibara town, Ethiopia.
早婚是指一方或双方在首次结婚时未满 18 岁。这是发展中国家，特别是埃塞俄比亚的主要传统习俗之一，对男孩和女孩的身体、智力、心理和情感都有重大影响，并减少了他们接受教育和个人成长的机会。尽管这种传统习俗在研究地区是常见的文化事件，但之前没有研究过其规模及其决定因素。因此，本研究旨在确定因吉尔巴镇已婚妇女早婚的流行率及其决定因素。
这是一项 2018 年 9 月至 12 月进行的基于社区的横断面研究。共有 373 名妇女参加了这项研究。采用多阶段抽样程序选择研究对象。数据采用 SPSS 版本 23 进行分析。描述性和分析性统计均进行计算。统计显著性水平设定为 P<0.05，采用调整后的优势比及其 95%置信区间评估关联强度。
早婚的流行率为 167（44.8%）。首次结婚的最小和最大年龄分别为 9 岁和 23 岁。父亲的非正规教育程度（调整后的优势比[AOR]=2.32；95%CI=1.33-4.05）、家庭月均收入<1000 埃塞俄比亚比尔（AOR=2.32，95%CI=1.27-4.24）、家庭规模≥7（AOR=3.59，95%CI=1.94-6.63）和受访者的非正规教育程度（AOR=5.16；95%CI=2.87-9.28）与早婚有关。
埃塞俄比亚因吉尔巴镇早婚流行率较高。在这个城镇中，促进早婚的因素包括家庭收入、家庭规模、父亲和受访者的教育程度。改善促进正规教育的策略将降低埃塞俄比亚因吉尔巴镇的早婚水平。
