Intervention to Delay Early Marriage and Pregnancy in Eastern Sudan
Lead Research Organisation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
Early pregnancy is a major cause of mortality amongst young African women. Early Marriage is a major cause of pregnancy. Young women in conservative Islamic communities are particularly vulnerable to early marriage. New research has emerged about the potential impact of participatory community interventions and cash transfer intervention in delaying marriage by increasing uptake of education. However, these interventions have not yet been tried in a conservative Islamic setting. This study will build on new knowledge about the effectiveness of cash transfer and community interventions to delay marriage to develop an intervention to delay marriage in conservative Islamic communities in Eastern Sudan.
Technical Summary
Early pregnancy is a major cause of mortality amongst young African women. Early Marriage is a major cause of pregnancy. Young women in conservative Islamic communities are particularly vulnerable to early marriage. New research has emerged about the potential impact of participatory community interventions and cash transfer intervention in delaying marriage by increasing uptake of education. However, these interventions have not yet been tried in a conservative Islamic setting. This study will build on new knowledge about the effectiveness of cash transfer and community interventions to delay marriage to develop an intervention to delay marriage in conservative Islamic communities in Eastern Sudan.
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| Description | Research Development Fund |
| Amount | £5,200 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RDF140227AO05 |
| Organisation | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 12/2015 |
| Description | "Accelerating SDG5: Leaving No One Behind To Achieve Gender Equality" is: DELTASAfricaII-P-102 |
| Organisation | African Institute for Development Policy |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | PHIND work contributed to the submission of a DELTAS application led by Nyovani Madise at AFIDEP. We were shortlisted at interview and, although not awarded during the first round, we have been long listed for funding should it become available |
| Collaborator Contribution | Nyovani and AFIDEP are leading |
| Impact | Pending ful funding |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | "Accelerating SDG5: Leaving No One Behind To Achieve Gender Equality" is: DELTASAfricaII-P-102 |
| Organisation | African Institute for Development Policy |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration with Sudan to look at building capacity for research in early marriage: AO is joint lead for LSTM |
| Collaborator Contribution | Asma El Sony is Lead from Sudan |
| Impact | Grant application under review |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Blog on highlighting issues raised during dissemination visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A blog to highlight the issue of child marriage and disseminate our results. It used a case study to bring the issue to life |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://resyst.lshtm.ac.uk/news-and-blogs/fatima%E2%80%99s-story-reflections-qualitative-research-dis... |
| Description | Invited Lecture to joint meeting of the Minister of Health for Gezeira State and University of Gezeira, Sudan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A very positive reception of the discussion of adolescent reproductive health. Many questions and comments from all levels ranging from the Minister himself to female students. After my lecture: (i) I was able to arrange meetings with key academics as University of Gezeira; (ii) I had the opportunity to speak to a number of female students and discuss proposals for research in the area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Local dissemination of results to research communities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A series of dissemination meetings in the study communities including University and local government actors at Gezira state head quarters. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | National Dissemination of Project results |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | National dissemination meeting in Khartoum, including Key academics, interested NGOs and research community |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Presentation at the Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Global Symposium on Health Systems Research is the premier International Health Systems conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.healthsystemsglobal.org/globalsymposia/ |