Adolescent Girls’ Early Marriage Intention and its Determinants in Eastern Ethiopia: A Social Norms Perspective

Early marriage, social networks and the transmission of norms

How gender- and violence-related norms affect self-esteem among adolescent refugee girls living in Ethiopia

Background Evidence suggests adolescent self-esteem is influenced by beliefs of how individuals in their reference group perceive them. However, few studies examine how gender- and violence-related social norms affect self-esteem among refugee populations. This paper explores relationships between gender inequitable and victim-blaming social norms, personal attitudes, and self-esteem among adol...

Anaemia and nutritional status of adolescent girls in Babile District, Eastern Ethiopia

INTRODUCTION Nutritional status during adolescence plays an important role in the human lifecycle that influences growth and development and during this period nutrient needs are the greatest. The objective of this study is to assess anaemia and nutritional status of adolescent girls in the Babile district, Eastern Ethiopia. METHODS Data were collected from 547 adolescent aged 10-19 years by ...

Determinants of Early Marriage from Married Girls' Perspectives in Iranian Setting: A Qualitative Study

Early marriage is a worldwide problem associated with a range of health and social consequences for teenage girls. Designing effective health interventions for managing early marriage needs to apply the community-based approaches. However, it has received less attention from policymakers and health researchers in Iran. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore determinants of early marriage...

Early-life Determinants of Stunted Adolescent Girls and Boys in Matlab, Bangladesh

This paper presents the results of a longitudinal study, conducted in Matlab, Bangladesh, that examined to what extent the level of stunting in adolescence can be predicted by nutritional status in early childhood and maternal height. A linked set of data collected from the same individuals at two moments in time, i.e. early childhood (1988-1989) and adolescence (2001), was analyzed. The study ...