Understanding child marriage in Ghana: The constructions of gender and sexuality and implications for married girls

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dc.contributor.authorSarfo, Elizabeth Anokyewaaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorYendork, Joana Salifuen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Anthony Vernonen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T09:42:56Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2022-05-31T09:42:56Zen_ZA
dc.date.issued2020-01en_ZA
dc.descriptionCITATION: Sarfo, E. A.; Yendork J. S. & Naidoo, A. V. 2022. Understanding child marriage in Ghana: the constructions of gender and sexuality and implications for married girls, child care in practice, 28(2): 228-241. doi:10.1080/13575279.2019.1701411en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cccp20en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe PhD degree for this article is available at http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/108194en_ZA
dc.description.abstractChild marriage is the practice of marrying an individual below 18 years. The drivers of this practice include poverty, gender inequality, cultural and religious norms among others. While Ghana is one of many countries worldwide in which child marriage is practised, the literature on cultural underpinnings and implications of the practice in Ghana is sparse. This paper aims to discuss how constructions of adolescence, gender and sexuality in Ghana affect the practice of child marriage. It further examines the implications of child marriage for married girls and argues for research into the causes and mental health implications of the practice.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13575279.2019.1701411en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent15 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSarfo, E. A.; Yendork J. S. & Naidoo, A. V. 2022. Understanding child marriage in Ghana: the constructions of gender and sexuality and implications for married girls, child care in practice, 28(2): 228-241. doi:10.1080/13575279.2019.1701411en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1476-489X (online)en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1357-5279 (print)en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1080/13575279.2019.1701411en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125276en_ZA
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectChild marriage -- Ghanaen_ZA
dc.subjectSocial constructionismen_ZA
dc.subjectGender roles -- Ghanaen_ZA
dc.subjectTeenage girls -- Mental healthen_ZA
dc.subjectGender identityen_ZA
dc.subjectTeenagers -- Health and hygieneen_ZA
dc.subjectMarriage -- Ghanaen_ZA
dc.subjectReproductive health -- Ghanaen_ZA
dc.titleUnderstanding child marriage in Ghana: The constructions of gender and sexuality and implications for married girlsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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