Luciano Antonacci Condessa, Carlos Alex Soares, Gregore Iven Mielke, Deborah Carvalho Malta, Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa
Prevalence of physically active adolescents in Brazilian capitals: National Adolescent School-based Health Survey 2012 and 2015
Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology
school attainment increased gender gaps narrowed many settings without commensurate declines child marriage persistent gender gaps work paper investigates whether child marriage changes young peoples ability translate education paid work rural malawi using data longitudinal study adolescents rural malawi followed young adulthood individuallevel fixedeffects regressions account timeinvariant factors used investigate differences child marriage status extent grade attainment reading numeracy skills lead higher participation paid work reduce participation unpaid work gender differences relationships explored prevalence child marriage high young women 53 vs 6 men participation paid work low 7 vs 42 men attainment six grades among young married women nine grades among young married men associated paid work irrespective child marriage reading comprehension two languages associated paid work young men married adults coefficient 27 p 01 numeracy associated paid work among unmarried young women coefficient 04 p 01 negative associations grade attainment unpaid work found young women married ages 1617 unmarried positive associations found young unmarried men relationship education work among young people malawi compromised related challenges poor learning continued high levels child young adult marriage