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Child marriage, climate vulnerability and natural disasters in coastal Bangladesh
Journal of Biosocial Science ( IF 2.148 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-16 , DOI: 10.1017/s0021932020000644
M Niaz Asadullah 1 , Kazi Md Mukitul Islam 2 , Zaki Wahhaj 3
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This study examined the nature and correlates of child marriage in eight villages in climate-affected coastal Bangladesh using a mixed-methods approach: focus group discussions and in-depth qualitative interviews of female victims of child marriage as well as quantitative data collected using structured interviews of households. More than two-thirds of the qualitative survey respondents had encountered at least one event of natural disaster before marriage. Quantitative data confirmed significantly higher exposure to flood and river erosion among the coastal population. The quantitative data also suggested a positive association between shocks related to climate events and the incidence of child marriage, while the qualitative data indicated multiple themes related to the causes of child marriage, such as economic vulnerability, coping with risk and patriarchal norms. Yet the qualitative study respondents did not directly refer to natural disasters and climate changes when narrating their marital histories. The qualitative and quantitative evidence does not suggest that dowry-related factors are leading to early marriage. Rather, child marriage appears to be a coping strategy adopted by households in response to their increased vulnerability to natural disasters.

中文翻译:

孟加拉国沿海地区的童婚、气候脆弱性和自然灾害

本研究采用混合方法研究了受气候影响的孟加拉国沿海八个村庄童婚的性质和相关性:焦点小组讨论和对童婚女性受害者的深入定性访谈以及使用结构化访谈收集的定量数据的家庭。超过三分之二的定性调查受访者在婚前至少遭遇过一次自然灾害。定量数据证实,沿海人口遭受洪水和河流侵蚀的风险显着增加。定量数据还表明与气候事件相关的冲击与童婚发生率之间存在正相关关系,而定性数据表明与童婚原因相关的多个主题,例如经济脆弱性、应对风险和父权规范。然而,定性研究的受访者在讲述他们的婚姻历史时并没有直接提及自然灾害和气候变化。定性和定量证据并未表明嫁妆相关因素导致早婚。相反,童婚似乎是家庭为应对自然灾害日益脆弱而采取的一种应对策略。
更新日期:2020-11-16
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