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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Early relationships and marriage in conflict and post-conflict settings: Vulnerability of youth in Uganda
Reproductive Health Matters, Volume 21, No. 41, Year 2013
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Description
While there is increased attention to child marriage, defined as marriage before 18 years of age, in countries where the practice is especially prevalent, less attention has been directed at understanding the factors affecting relationships, marriage and cohabitation among adolescents affected by conflict and displacement. This article presents factors which contribute to early relationships and informal marriages in conflict and post-conflict settings, based on qualitative research undertaken among two distinct populations in Uganda: internally displaced persons in Mucwini transit camp in northern Uganda and Congolese refugees in the Nakivale refugee settlement in southwestern Uganda. Themes were examined through a social-ecological framework. Findings indicate that fundamental shifts in economies, family relationships, and communication combined with structural changes encountered in settlements resulted in changed relationships and marriage patterns. Participants reported that poverty, splintering of family, and lack of education - which they believed to be exacerbated by conflict in both settings - had profoundly affected the views, perceptions and behaviours of youth around relationships and marriage. We identify interventions applicable to humanitarian settings that would offer refugee and internally displaced adolescents greater and more meaningful opportunities for development. © 2013 Reproductive Health Matters.
Authors & Co-Authors
Schlecht, Jennifer
United States, New York
Women's Refugee Commission
Rowley, Elizabeth
United States, New York
Women's Refugee Commission
Babirye, Juliet Ndimwibo
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 74
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0968-8080(13)41710-X
e-ISSN:
14609576
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Uganda