Intersecting inequalities, gender and adolescent health in Ethiopia
publication
Intersecting inequalities, gender and adolescent health in Ethiopia
15.06.2020 | Ethiopia
Country
Ethiopia
Capability domains
Health, Nutrition and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)
Audience type
Researcher
Year of publication
2020
Study methodology
Mixed-methods
Authors
Nicola Jones, Kate Pincock, Sarah Baird, Workneh Yadete and Joan Hamory Hicks
Until recently, global public health initiatives have tended to overlook the ways that social factors shape adolescent health, and particularly how these dynamics affect the specific needs of adolescents in relation to information about puberty, menstruation and sexual health. This article draws on mixed methods data from rural and urban areas of Ethiopia to explore how access to health information and resources - and subsequently health outcomes - for adolescents are mediated by gender and age norms, living in different geographical locations, poverty, disability and migration.
Data was collected in 2017–2018 for the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) mixed-methods longitudinal research baseline in three regions of Ethiopia (Afar, Amhara and Oromia). Quantitative data was collected from over 6800 adolescents and their caregivers, with qualitative data obtained from a sub-sample of 220 adolescents, their families and communities.
Suggested citation
Jones, N., Pincock, K., Baird, S., Yadete, W. and Hamory Hicks, J. (2020) 'Intersecting inequalities, gender and adolescent health in Ethiopia.' International Journal for Equity in Health, 19: 97, (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01214-3)
