Child Marriage and Problems Accessing Healthcare in Adulthood: Evidence from India
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data
2.2. Measures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Frequency | Share 1 | |||||
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All | Married as Adults | Married as Children | All | Married as Adults | Married as Children | |
Child marriage | 206,196 | 0 | 206,196 | 43.92 | 0.00 | 100.00 |
Covariates | ||||||
Age | ||||||
18–29 | 190,750 | 116,711 | 74,039 | 38.93 | 41.29 | 35.92 |
30–44 | 242,565 | 137,270 | 105,295 | 48.33 | 46.32 | 50.91 |
45–49 | 62,968 | 36,106 | 26,862 | 12.73 | 12.39 | 13.17 |
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 357,509 | 198,035 | 159,474 | 66.48 | 61.20 | 73.23 |
Urban | 138,774 | 92,052 | 46,722 | 33.52 | 38.80 | 26.77 |
Religion | ||||||
Hindu | 376,867 | 213,213 | 163,654 | 81.45 | 80.61 | 82.52 |
Muslim | 63,347 | 36,276 | 27,071 | 13.13 | 12.59 | 13.83 |
Christian | 32,682 | 23,532 | 9150 | 2.23 | 2.80 | 1.51 |
Other | 23,387 | 17,066 | 6321 | 3.19 | 4.00 | 2.15 |
Caste | ||||||
None | 123,203 | 80,240 | 42,963 | 26.98 | 29.61 | 23.63 |
Scheduled caste | 88,997 | 47,539 | 41,458 | 20.23 | 18.55 | 22.38 |
Scheduled tribe | 86,268 | 51,463 | 34,805 | 9.11 | 8.28 | 10.16 |
Other backward class | 197,815 | 110,845 | 86,970 | 43.68 | 43.56 | 43.83 |
Relationship to household head | ||||||
Head | 19,776 | 10,094 | 9682 | 4.00 | 3.41 | 4.75 |
Wife | 311,428 | 167,647 | 143,781 | 62.76 | 57.42 | 69.57 |
Daughter | 26,019 | 17,957 | 8062 | 5.54 | 6.67 | 4.10 |
Daughter-in-law | 120,745 | 82,920 | 37,825 | 23.88 | 28.38 | 18.13 |
Other | 18,315 | 11,469 | 6846 | 3.83 | 4.12 | 3.45 |
Region | ||||||
North | 99,605 | 65,302 | 34,303 | 13.48 | 15.22 | 11.25 |
Central | 129,879 | 67,371 | 62,508 | 22.65 | 21.15 | 24.56 |
East | 93,224 | 47,165 | 46,059 | 22.93 | 19.72 | 27.04 |
Northeast | 61,862 | 41,458 | 20,404 | 3.07 | 3.32 | 2.74 |
West | 41,108 | 24,940 | 16,168 | 14.42 | 15.47 | 13.09 |
South | 70,605 | 43,851 | 26,754 | 23.45 | 25.12 | 21.32 |
Socioeconomic status | ||||||
Education | ||||||
Low | 244,581 | 111,635 | 132,946 | 47.47 | 35.83 | 62.34 |
High | 251,702 | 178,452 | 73,250 | 52.53 | 64.17 | 37.65 |
Household wealth | ||||||
Poor | 204,794 | 100,593 | 104,201 | 37.72 | 30.81 | 46.55 |
Non-poor | 291,489 | 189,494 | 101,995 | 62.28 | 69.19 | 53.45 |
Total | 496,283 | 290,087 | 206,196 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Share of Women Facing Problems Accessing Healthcare (%) 1 | ||||||
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No Problem | Small Problem | Big Problem | ||||
Married as Adults | Married as Children | Married as Adults | Married as Children | Married as Adults | Married as Children | |
Permission | 61.10 | 58.73 | 22.18 | 22.45 | 16.72 | 18.82 |
(60.64, 61.57) | (58.24, 59.22) | (21.81, 22.55) | (22.09, 22.82) | (16.38, 17.06) | (18.44, 19.19) | |
Money | 48.74 | 39.97 | 28.73 | 31.09 | 22.53 | 28.94 |
(48.29, 49.20) | (39.51, 40.43) | (28.36, 29.10) | (30.70, 31.49) | (22.16, 22.90) | (28.50, 29.38) | |
Commute | 35.03 | 26.37 | 33.05 | 34.23 | 31.92 | 39.39 |
(34.57, 35.49) | (25.94, 26.81) | (32.67, 33.43) | (33.82, 34.64) | (31.51, 32.33) | (38.90, 39.88) | |
Attendant | 25.62 | 20.25 | 22.50 | 22.50 | 51.88 | 57.26 |
(25.16, 26.07) | (19.83, 20.67) | (22.15, 22.85) | (22.11, 22.89) | (51.41, 52.36) | (56.74, 57.77) | |
Facility | 50.98 | 45.03 | 31.15 | 33.78 | 17.87 | 21.19 |
(50.52, 51.44) | (44.56, 45.50) | (30.77, 31.53) | (33.39, 34.18) | (17.55, 18.19) | (20.82, 21.55) |
Adjusted without SES 1 | Adjusted for SES 2 | |||||
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Base Outcome: | Outcome I: | Outcome II: | Base Outcome: | Outcome I: | Outcome II: | |
No Problem | Small Problem | Big Problem | No Problem | Small Problem | Big Problem | |
A. Permission | ||||||
Child marriage | Ref. | 1.030 * | 1.081 *** | Ref. | 0.974 ** | 0.973 ** |
(1.006, 1.055) | (1.053, 1.109) | (0.951, 0.997) | (0.948, 0.998) | |||
B. Money | ||||||
Child marriage | Ref. | 1.186 *** | 1.268 *** | Ref. | 1.081 *** | 1.081 *** |
(1.160, 1.213) | (1.237, 1.300) | (1.057, 1.106) | (1.054, 1.109) | |||
C. Commute | ||||||
Child marriage | Ref. | 1.184 *** | 1.277 *** | Ref. | 1.066 *** | 1.086 *** |
(1.155, 1.214) | (1.245, 1.311) | (1.040, 1.092) | (1.058, 1.115) | |||
D. Attendant | ||||||
Child marriage | Ref. | 1.142 *** | 1.151 *** | Ref. | 1.068 *** | 1.053 *** |
(1.107, 1.178) | (1.120, 1.182) | (1.035, 1.101) | (1.026, 1.082) | |||
E. Facility | ||||||
Child marriage | Ref. | 1.115 *** | 1.131 *** | Ref. | 1.037 *** | 1.007 |
(1.092, 1.138) | (1.103, 1.160) | (1.016, 1.059) | (0.982, 1.033) |
Share of Women Facing Problems Accessing Healthcare (%) 1 | ||||||
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No/Little Problem | Some Problems | Big Problems | ||||
Married as Adults | Married as Children | Married as Adults | Married as Children | Married as Adults | Married as Children | |
All | 34.22 | 25.56 | 42.52 | 46.38 | 23.26 | 28.06 |
(33.75, 34.70) | (25.13, 25.99) | (42.10, 42.94) | (45.93, 46.82) | (22.87, 23.64) | (27.62, 28.51) | |
Age | ||||||
18 to 29 | 31.81 | 22.66 | 43.44 | 46.60 | 24.76 | 30.74 |
(31.25, 32.36) | (22.11, 23.22) | (42.91, 43.96) | (45.97, 47.22) | (24.28, 25.23) | (30.11, 31.37) | |
30 to 44 | 36.19 | 26.55 | 41.83 | 46.46 | 21.98 | 26.98 |
(35.62, 36.77) | (26.04, 27.07) | (41.32, 42.34) | (45.94, 46.99) | (21.54, 22.42) | (26.48, 27.49) | |
45 to 49 | 34.92 | 29.61 | 42.06 | 45.45 | 23.02 | 24.95 |
(34.03, 35.82) | (28.72, 30.49) | (41.19, 42.92) | (44.53, 46.37) | (22.28, 23.76) | (24.15, 25.74) | |
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 25.82 | 21.27 | 45.44 | 47.46 | 28.74 | 31.27 |
(25.40, 26.24) | (20.84, 21.70) | (45.01, 45.86) | (46.98, 47.93) | (28.31, 29.18) | (30.77, 31.78) | |
Urban | 47.48 | 37.29 | 37.92 | 43.43 | 14.6 | 19.28 |
(46.48, 48.49) | (36.19, 38.39) | (37.06, 38.78) | (42.40, 44.46) | (13.94, 15.26) | (18.34, 20.23) | |
Religion | ||||||
Hindu | 33.51 | 25.28 | 42.80 | 46.51 | 23.69 | 28.21 |
(33.00, 34.01) | (24.82, 25.74) | (42.35, 43.26) | (46.04, 46.99) | (23.27, 24.11) | (27.73, 28.68) | |
Muslim | 33.99 | 26.53 | 42.24 | 45.87 | 23.77 | 27.6 |
(32.80, 35.18) | (25.39, 27.68) | (41.23, 43.26) | (44.62, 47.11) | (22.86, 24.68) | (26.43, 28.76) | |
Christian | 48.29 | 30.08 | 33.81 | 43.23 | 17.9 | 26.69 |
(46.13, 50.46) | (26.66, 33.50) | (32.02, 35.59) | (40.24, 46.22) | (16.27, 19.53) | (23.60, 29.78) | |
Other | 39.56 | 26.69 | 43.79 | 46.67 | 16.65 | 26.64 |
(37.60, 41.52) | (23.82, 29.56) | (41.94, 45.64) | (44.21, 49.14) | (15.34, 17.96) | (24.07, 29.20) | |
Caste | ||||||
None | 43.04 | 28.67 | 39.42 | 47.24 | 17.54 | 24.09 |
(42.18, 43.90) | (27.76, 29.58) | (38.70, 40.14) | (46.31, 48.17) | (16.95, 18.13) | (23.22, 24.95) | |
Scheduled caste | 27.26 | 22.99 | 45.90 | 47.35 | 27.20 | 29.66 |
(26.43, 28.09) | (22.23, 23.75) | (44.78, 47.02) | (46.45, 48.26) | (26.37, 28.02) | (28.80, 30.52) | |
Scheduled tribe | 19.37 | 17.33 | 42.70 | 46.42 | 34.73 | 36.25 |
(18.42, 20.31) | (16.29, 18.37) | (42.16, 43.24) | (45.24, 47.59) | (33.59, 35.88) | (35.08, 37.42) | |
Other backward class | 34.02 | 27.10 | 39.42 | 45.41 | 23.28 | 27.50 |
(33.42, 34.62) | (26.53, 27.67) | (38.70, 40.14) | (44.86, 45.95) | (22.80, 23.76) | (26.93, 28.06) | |
Relationship to household head | ||||||
Head | 27.22 | 21.55 | 42.73 | 45.23 | 30.05 | 33.22 |
(25.82, 28.62) | (20.35, 22.76) | (41.27, 44.19) | (43.81, 46.64) | (28.65, 31.45) | (31.84, 34.60) | |
Wife | 33.17 | 25.90 | 43.15 | 46.48 | 23.69 | 27.62 |
(32.60, 33.74) | (25.42, 26.38) | (42.63, 43.66) | (46.00, 46.97) | (23.23, 24.14) | (27.13, 28.11) | |
Daughter | 36.79 | 24.24 | 40.25 | 46.33 | 22.96 | 29.43 |
(35.63, 37.95) | (22.92, 25.56) | (39.10, 41.40) | (44.82, 47.84) | (22.00, 23.92) | (28.05, 30.82) | |
Daughter-in-law | 36.48 | 25.58 | 41.84 | 46.15 | 21.68 | 28.27 |
(35.85, 37.10) | (24.84, 26.31) | (41.24, 42.44) | (45.32, 46.98) | (21.19, 22.17) | (27.52, 29.03) | |
Other | 35.06 | 25.66 | 41.98 | 47.11 | 22.96 | 27.23 |
(33.64, 36.49) | (24.16, 27.16) | (40.61, 43.35) | (45.33, 48.89) | (21.74, 24.17) | (25.67, 28.79) | |
Region | ||||||
North | 38.01 | 28.14 | 43.60 | 49.63 | 18.39 | 22.23 |
(37.03, 38.99) | (27.01, 29.28) | (42.52, 44.68) | (48.23, 51.03) | (17.66, 19.13) | (21.24, 23.21) | |
Central | 32.20 | 26.14 | 45.09 | 47.24 | 22.71 | 26.62 |
(31.46, 32.94) | (25.46, 26.82) | (44.44, 45.74) | (46.61, 47.87) | (22.11, 23.31) | (26.00, 27.23) | |
East | 18.81 | 14.20 | 46.72 | 49.44 | 34.47 | 36.35 |
(17.98, 19.65) | (13.54, 14.87) | (45.86, 47.59) | (48.49, 50.40) | (33.57, 35.36) | (35.37, 37.33) | |
Northeast | 26.63 | 19.87 | 46.51 | 48.19 | 26.86 | 31.94 |
(25.44, 27.82) | (18.59, 21.16) | (45.28, 47.73) | (46.70, 49.67) | (25.55, 28.17) | (30.24, 33.63) | |
West | 36.17 | 28.98 | 44.38 | 47.99 | 19.45 | 23.03 |
(34.74, 37.61) | (27.49, 30.46) | (43.05, 45.71) | (46.56, 49.42) | (18.30, 20.59) | (21.69, 24.38) | |
South | 45.53 | 36.55 | 34.74 | 38.56 | 19.73 | 24.89 |
(44.34, 46.73) | (35.38, 37.73) | (33.83, 35.64) | (37.62, 39.49) | (18.85, 20.61) | (23.73, 26.05) |
Linear Model | Multinomial Logistic Model | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Base Outcome: | Outcome I: | Outcome II: | ||
No/Little Problem | Some Problems | Big Problems | ||
A. Unadjusted1 | ||||
I. Full sample (N = 496,283) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.558 *** | Ref. | 1.460 *** | 1.616 *** |
(0.527, 0.588) | (1.427, 1.495) | (1.573, 1.660) | ||
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 283,360) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.523 *** | Ref. | 1.428 *** | 1.557 *** |
(0.485, 0.561) | (1.388, 1.470) | (1.505, 1.610) | ||
B. Adjusted2 | ||||
I. Full sample (N = 496,283) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.247 *** | Ref. | 1.224 *** | 1.256 *** |
(0.219, 0.276) | (1.196, 1.254) | (1.222, 1.291) | ||
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 283,360) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.228 *** | Ref. | 1.197 *** | 1.225 *** |
(0.192, 0.264) | (1.162, 1.233) | (1.183, 1.268) | ||
B. Adjusted for SES3 | ||||
I. Full sample (N = 496,283) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.057 *** | Ref. | 1.090 *** | 1.053 *** |
(0.030, 0.085) | (1.064, 1.115) | (1.024, 1.082) | ||
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 283,360) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.048 *** | Ref. | 1.068 *** | 1.038 ** |
(0.013, 0.083) | (1.037, 1.100) | (1.003, 1.075) |
Linear Model | Multinomial Logistic Model | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Base Outcome: | Outcome I: | Outcome II: | ||
No/little Problem | Some Problems | Big Problems | ||
A. Urban—unadjusted1 | ||||
I. Full sample (N = 138,774) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.614 *** | Ref. | 1.458 *** | 1.682 *** |
(0.551, 0.676) | (1.396, 1.523) | (1.585, 1.785) | ||
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 84,805) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.584 *** | Ref. | 1.402 *** | 1.650 *** |
(0.509, 0.659) | (1.330, 1.478) | (1.535, 1.773) | ||
B. Rural—unadjusted | ||||
I. Full sample (N = 357,509) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.295 *** | Ref. | 1.268 *** | 1.321 *** |
(0.265, 0.326) | (1.235, 1.301) | (1.283, 1.359) | ||
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 198,555) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.241 *** | Ref. | 1.236 *** | 1.252 *** |
(0.203, 0.280) | (1.197, 1.277) | (1.207, 1.298) | ||
C. Urban—adjusted2 | ||||
I. Full sample (N = 138,774) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.461 *** | Ref. | 1.322 *** | 1.502 *** |
(0.398, 0.524) | (1.265, 1.382) | (1.413, 1.597) | ||
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 84,805) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.434 *** | Ref. | 1.264 *** | 1.475 *** |
(0.358, 0.510) | (1.199, 1.333) | (1.370, 1.588) | ||
D. Rural—adjusted | ||||
I. Full sample (N = 357,509) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.148 *** | Ref. | 1.153 *** | 1.156 *** |
(0.118, 0.178) | (1.123, 1.184) | (1.122, 1.190) | ||
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 198,555) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.114 *** | Ref. | 1.134 *** | 1.115 *** |
(0.076, 0.152) | (1.096, 1.172) | (1.075, 1.157) | ||
E. Urban—adjusted for SES3 | ||||
I. Full sample (N = 138,774) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.165 *** | Ref. | 1.123 *** | 1.159 *** |
(0.105, 0.225) | (1.074, 1.174) | (1.091, 1.232) | ||
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 84,805) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.157 *** | Ref. | 1.088 *** | 1.155 *** |
(0.086, 0.229) | (1.030, 1.149) | (1.074, 1.243) | ||
F. Rural—adjusted for SES | ||||
I. Full sample (N = 357,509) | ||||
Child marriage | −0.001 | Ref. | 1.048 *** | 1.001 |
(−0.030, 0.028) | (1.021, 1.076) | (0.972, 1.031) | ||
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 198,555) | ||||
Child marriage | −0.022 | Ref. | 1.029 * | 0.977 |
(−0.059, 0.015) | (0.995, 1.065) | (0.941, 1.014) |
Linear Model | Multinomial Logistic Model | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Base Outcome: | Outcome I: | Outcome II: | ||
No/little Problem | Some Problems | Big Problems | ||
A. Unadjusted1 | ||||
I. Age 18–29 (N = 190,750) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.625 *** | Ref. | 1.505 *** | 1.743 *** |
(0.581, 0.670) | (1.452, 1.561) | (1.674, 1.815) | ||
II. Age 30–44 (N = 152,486) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.603 *** | Ref. | 1.514 *** | 1.673 *** |
(0.563, 0.643) | (1.467, 1.562) | (1.614, 1.734) | ||
II. Age 45–49 (N = 62,968) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.315 *** | Ref. | 1.275 *** | 1.278 *** |
(0.241, 0.388) | (1.203, 1.351) | (1.196, 1.366) | ||
B. Adjusted2 | ||||
I. Age 18–29 (N = 190,750) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.292 *** | Ref. | 1.253 *** | 1.321 *** |
(0.250, 0.334) | (1.208, 1.300) | (1.267, 1.377) | ||
II. Age 30–44 (N = 152,486) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.260 *** | Ref. | 1.243 *** | 1.271 *** |
(0.221, 0.299) | (1.204, 1.284) | (1.224, 1.320) | ||
II. Age 45–49 (N = 62,968) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.040 | Ref. | 1.075 ** | 1.008 |
(−0.029, 0.110) | (1.014, 1.141) | (0.941, 1.080) | ||
C. Adjusted for SES3 | ||||
I. Age 18–29 (N = 190,750) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.097 *** | Ref. | 1.131 *** | 1.103 *** |
(0.056, 0.139) | (1.090, 1.175) | (1.057, 1.152) | ||
II. Age 30–44 (N = 152,486) | ||||
Child marriage | 0.070 *** | Ref. | 1.119 *** | 1.081 *** |
(0.032, 0.108) | (1.080, 1.160) | (1.037, 1.127) | ||
II. Age 45–49 (N = 62,968) | ||||
Child marriage | −0.098 *** | Ref. | 0.970 | 0.884 *** |
(−0.165, −0.030) | (0.913, 1.030) | (0.825, 0.948) |
Part 1: | Part 2: | |
---|---|---|
Probability of Facing Big Problems | Number of Big Problems | |
A. Unadjusted1 | ||
I. Full sample (N = 496,283) | ||
Child marriage | 1.389 *** | 1.084 *** |
(1.359, 1.419) | (1.075, 1.093) | |
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 283,360) | ||
Child marriage | 1.367 *** | 1.080 *** |
(1.331, 1.405) | (1.068, 1.092) | |
B. Adjusted2 | ||
I. Full sample (N = 496,283) | ||
Child marriage | 1.155 *** | 1.039 *** |
(1.130, 1.180) | (1.031, 1.048) | |
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 283,360) | ||
Child marriage | 1.147 *** | 1.038 *** |
(1.116, 1.179) | (1.026, 1.049) | |
C. Adjusted for SES3 | ||
I. Full sample (N = 496,283) | ||
Child marriage | 1.049 *** | 1.007 * |
(1.026, 1.072) | (0.999, 1.015) | |
II. Not pregnant/lactating and had not given birth in the past 5 years (N = 283,360) | ||
Child marriage | 1.044 *** | 1.008 |
(1.015, 1.073) | (0.998, 1.019) |
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Datta, B.; Pandey, A.; Tiwari, A. Child Marriage and Problems Accessing Healthcare in Adulthood: Evidence from India. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1994. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101994
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Chicago/Turabian StyleDatta, Biplab, Ajay Pandey, and Ashwini Tiwari. 2022. "Child Marriage and Problems Accessing Healthcare in Adulthood: Evidence from India" Healthcare 10, no. 10: 1994. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101994