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Being dragged into adulthood? Young people’s agency concerning sex, relationships and marriage in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia
Culture, Health & Sexuality ( IF 2.154 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 , DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2021.1881618
Maryse C Kok 1 , Zoe van Eldik 1, 2 , Tasneem Kakal 1 , Alister Munthali 3 , J Anitha Menon 4 , Paulo Pires 5 , Pam Baatsen 1 , Anke van der Kwaak 1
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Abstract

This study aimed to explore how young people exercise agency in rural Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia in relation to sex, relationships and marriage, to inform local programmes aiming to prevent teenage pregnancy and child marriage. In each country, focus group discussions with young people and parents, in-depth interviews with young people and a variety of other participants, and a household survey with young people (15-24 years) were conducted. We found that (child) marriage was often a response to teenage pregnancy, which was highly prevalent in all study areas. Young people’s aspirations to enter adulthood were influenced by their life circumstances. Initiation ceremonies symbolised the transition to adulthood and gave social endorsement to young people to start engaging in (often unprotected) sexual activity. Given the uncertain socio-economic context, resource constraints led families to marry off their daughters; or girls themselves to marry early to relieve the burden on their families, but also to get pregnant as a ‘next step’ towards adulthood. Transactional sex was common. These intersecting cultural, social and economic contextual factors constrained young women’s agency, more as compared to young men. However, young women did manoeuvre within contextual constraints to exercise a degree of agency.



中文翻译:

被拖到成年?马拉维、莫桑比克和赞比亚的性、关系和婚姻问题青年机构

摘要

本研究旨在探讨马拉维、莫桑比克和赞比亚农村的年轻人如何在性、关系和婚姻方面行使能动性,为旨在防止少女怀孕和童婚的当地项目提供信息。在每个国家,都与年轻人和家长进行了焦点小组讨论,对年轻人和其他各种参与者进行了深入访谈,并对年轻人(15-24 岁)进行了家庭调查。我们发现,(童婚)婚姻通常是对少女怀孕的反应,这在所有研究领域都非常普遍。年轻人进入成年期的愿望受到他们生活环境的影响。入会仪式象征着向成年的过渡,并为年轻人开始从事(通常是无保护的)性活动提供了社会支持。鉴于不确定的社会经济环境,资源限制导致家庭将女儿嫁出去;或者女孩自己早点结婚以减轻家庭的负担,同时也将怀孕作为迈向成年的“下一步”。性交易很常见。与年轻男性相比,这些交叉的文化、社会和经济背景因素限制了年轻女性的能动性。然而,年轻女性确实在环境限制下进行了机动,以行使一定程度的能动性。与年轻人相比更多。然而,年轻女性确实在环境限制下进行了机动,以行使一定程度的能动性。与年轻人相比更多。然而,年轻女性确实在环境限制下进行了机动,以行使一定程度的能动性。

更新日期:2021-02-25
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