Designing Interventions for Minimizing Early Marriage of the Girl Child in Nigeria
Omoera, Victoria Osariemen (2023)
2023
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The purpose of this study was to examine the negative effect of early marriage of the girl child, develop an intervention program that would serve as an advocacy tool and at the same time, help minimize the rate of early marriage of the girl child in communities in the Abuja Municipal Council in Nigeria.
This study used three methods of data collection. They include a survey, face-to-face interviews, and a focus group discussion. These methods were considered suitable for a topic like this because they will help to generate a wide range of information. Secondly, face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions were a better option in an environment where internet connections are not so effective for an online meeting. The survey was administered to the entire sample size of sixty respondents while both the face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions were administered to subsets of the study population. The selection criteria were based on the respondents’ position or role they play in the subject matter.
The best part of this study was the development of an action plan by stakeholders to help in combating early marriage in Wumba village. The success or failure of the implementation of the action plan would determine whether the commissioner should scale up to other villages or review the current action plan. It is important to note that the development of an action plan was because of the insights gathered from data collection methods. The date for the development of the action plan was intentionally chosen to coincide with the United Nation (UN) International Day of the Girl Child usually held on the 11th of October every year. This event is a day dedicated to celebrating the power and voice of girls.
This study used three methods of data collection. They include a survey, face-to-face interviews, and a focus group discussion. These methods were considered suitable for a topic like this because they will help to generate a wide range of information. Secondly, face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions were a better option in an environment where internet connections are not so effective for an online meeting. The survey was administered to the entire sample size of sixty respondents while both the face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions were administered to subsets of the study population. The selection criteria were based on the respondents’ position or role they play in the subject matter.
The best part of this study was the development of an action plan by stakeholders to help in combating early marriage in Wumba village. The success or failure of the implementation of the action plan would determine whether the commissioner should scale up to other villages or review the current action plan. It is important to note that the development of an action plan was because of the insights gathered from data collection methods. The date for the development of the action plan was intentionally chosen to coincide with the United Nation (UN) International Day of the Girl Child usually held on the 11th of October every year. This event is a day dedicated to celebrating the power and voice of girls.