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‘I Don't Babysit’: Stay‐at‐Home Dads' Perspectives and Experiences Within Australian Society

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Stay‐at‐home‐dads are an emerging group in Australia, impacted by societal assumptions and expectations. However, there is a scarcity of research on the perspectives and experiences of fathers assuming stay‐at‐home dad roles within Australian society.
Elyse Manie, Patricia Taylor, Hayley McKenzie, Norma Barrett   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of child marriage and its impact on fertility outcomes in 34 sub-Saharan African countries

BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2019
Background The issue of child marriage is a form of human rights violation among young women mainly in resource-constrained countries. Over the past decades, child marriage has gained attention as a threat to women’s health and autonomy.
Sanni Yaya, Emmanuel Kolawole Odusina, Ghose Bishwajit   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Child marriage in Ghana: evidence from a multi-method study

BMC Women's Health, 2019
Background Child marriage remains a challenge in Ghana. Over the years, government and development partners have made various commitments and efforts to curb the phenomenon of child marriage. However, there is little empirical evidence on the predictors,
Babatunde Ahonsi, Kamil Fuseini, Dela Nai, Erika Goldson, Selina Owusu, Ismail Ndifuna, Icilda Humes, Placide L. Tapsoba   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the impacts of child marriage on the health and well-being of adolescent girls and young women residing in urban areas in Egypt

Reproductive Health, 2022
Plain language summary Child marriage has been shown to lead to a host of negative health and social consequences. In this study, we explored the prevalence and consequences of child marriage in urban areas in Egypt, where there has been little research ...
Shatha Elnakib, May Elsallab, Maha Abdel Wanis, Shadia Elshiwy, Nishan Prasana Krishnapalan, Nada Aghar Naja   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consumed by Abdominal Distention

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge, James Grenert, Brian Haas, Mary Margaretten   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Underemployment and Job Quality Among Young Australians: A Gendered Analysis Using the HILDA Survey (2009–2022)

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over almost two decades, young people's employment opportunities have been significantly impacted by events like the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2009) and the COVID‐19 pandemic (2020‐). Thus, underemployment has become a more pervasive and persistent feature of young people's labour market experiences. This research focuses on three forms of
Brendan Churchill
wiley   +1 more source

"I have never seen something like that": Discrepancies between lived experiences and the global health concept of child marriage in northern Tanzania.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundThe concept of 'child marriage' in global health distinguishes ostensibly harmful from healthy ages to marry at a universally-applied threshold of 18-years.
Susan B Schaffnit, Mark Urassa, Joyce Wamoyi, Maria Dardoumpa, David W Lawson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building Community Amidst the Institutional Whiteness of Graduate Study: Black Joy and Maroon Moves in an Academic Marronage

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi, Casianus Gemoh, Denise Chapman, Edmund Hypolite, Simon Angok, Melanie Baak, Joel Windle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge Summary 22: Reaching Child Brides [PDF]

, 2012
Child marriage affects 10 million girls under the age of 18 every year. The negative health and social impact of child marriage include higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, sexually transmitted infection, social separation, and domestic abuse
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
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