Voices In Dilemma: A Study Into Factors That Contribute To Girl Child Marriages In Mbare Suburb Of Harare, Zimbabwe
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 10
Abstract
This study sought to discover the factors that contribute to girl child marriages in the Mbare suburb of Harare. The qualitative research design was used to conduct the study with 18 women who got married when they were girl children. The women were selected using Purposive Sampling method. Semi structured interviews were used for data collection. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. It emerged from the study that all the women were married to older, rich men and that the majority of them came from poor family backgrounds. The majority had consensual sexual relationships with their boyfriends who would give them material gifts. They were then forced to marry by their caregivers. The study also revealed that most of the children had to drop out of school because of marriage and that they suffered different forms of abuse. The aspiration of this paper is that, future research should focus on the psychological effects of girl child marriages in Mbare.
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Tanyanyiwa Elizabeth1
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