The Role of Faith in Child Marriage: Empirical Evidence from Mozambique, Nepal and the Philippines

Kanykey Bayalieva Jailobaeva; Kathryn Kraft; Hazel Barrett; Pascal Niyonkuru; Desmond Lim; Alberto Marin; Eduardo Cossa

doi:10.1080/15570274.2024.2375847

The Role of Faith in Child Marriage: Empirical Evidence from Mozambique, Nepal and the Philippines

Kanykey Bayalieva Jailobaeva
, Kathryn Kraft
, Hazel Barrett
, Pascal Niyonkuru
, Desmond Lim
, Alberto Marin
, Eduardo Cossa

Research Centre for Peace and Security

University of East London
Queen Margaret University
Empirical Research Company
World Vision

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Abstract

Traditional and religious justifications have been identified to support the continued practice of child marriage. However, the role of faith in child marriage has not been widely studied. This mixed-method study investigates the role of faith in child marriage in Mozambique, Nepal, and the Philippines. Faith and religion are deeply ingrained in these communities, as most survey respondents identified with a faith group and practiced their religion in both private and public domains. Faith was found to have an impact on child marriage through beliefs around gender roles. Although this trend was observed in all countries, there were variations between them, highlighting the significance of local context. Addressing child marriage requires a comprehensive approach that considers both faith and gender norms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-54
Number of pages	16
Journal	The Review of Faith and International Affairs
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15570274.2024.2375847
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2024

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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.

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SDG 5 Gender Equality

Keywords

faith
child marriage
mixed methods
Mozambique
Nepal
the Philippines

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