Research Article

Individual/Household and Community-Level Factors Associated with Child Marriage in Mali: Evidence from Demographic and Health Survey

Table 1

Prevalence of child marriage across explanatory variables: evidence from 2018 Mali demographic and health survey.

VariableNumber (weighted %)Child marriage (weighted %)Chi-square, value
NoYes

Overall prevalence8,350 (58.18)NANA
Women’s educational level,
No formal education6,375 (68.41)38.062.0
Primary school1,108 (12.07)38.961.1
Secondary school1,559 (17.17)58.841.2
Higher203 (2.35)87.312.7
Husband educational level,
No formal education5,711 (73.81)37.562.5
Primary school700 (9.16)42.757.3
Secondary school954 (12.39)52.747.3
Higher344 (4.65)70.629.4
Women occupation,
Not working4,305 (39.38)44.155.9
Professional or technical or managerial219 (2.45)80.319.7
Sales2,207 (25.42)46.353.7
Agricultural self-employed1,763 (25.35)30.969.1
Services544 (5.23)38.461.6
Others207 (2.17)59.041.0
Husband occupation,
Not working732 (8.57)40.259.8
Professional or technical or managerial742 (9.20)56.843.2
Sales1,631 (20.25)43.057.0
Agricultural self-employed2,981 (39.50)35.564.5
Services1,225 (16.22)46.453.6
Others523 (6.26)42.058.0
Economic status,
Poorest1,653 (17.75)39.460.6
Poorer1,607 (18.66)35.264.8
Middle1,744 (19.27)36.563.5
Richer2,059 (21.14)39.560.5
Richest2,182 (23.18)58.141.9
Religion,
Muslim8,813 (94.02)42.257.8
Others432 (5.98)36.763.3
Ethnicity,
Bambara2,543 (33.28)40.559.5
Malinke713 (8.91)37.262.8
Peulh1,150 (13.52)41.958.1
Sarakole/soninke/marka747 (10.15)33.866.2
Sonrae1,143 (6.01)45.254.8
Dogon583 (8.77)52.347.7
Touareg/Bella849 (1.78)36.863.2
Senoufo/minianka826 (9.44)43.656.4
Other Malian481 (5.47)44.655.4
Others210 (2.66)54.845.2
Media exposure,
No1,869 (18.8)38.062.0
Yes7,376 (81.2)42.857.2
Family size,
<52,475 (25.62)44.855.2
5+6,770 (74.38)40.759.3
Residence,
Urban3,045 (26.01)54.145.9
Rural6,200 (73.99)38.161.9
Distance to health facility,
Big problem2,885 (28.83)38.461.6
Not a big problem6,360 (71.17)43.356.7
Region,
Kayes (ref)1,149 (14.80)23.376.7
Koulikoro1,250 (19.39)36.363.7
Sikasso1,410 (16.69)38.161.9
Segou1,156 (15.27)46.853.2
Mopti681 (10.29)54.645.4
Toumbouctou886 (3.56)34.965.1
Gao642 (2.78)48.151.9
Kidal580 (0.0009)58.141.9
Bamako1,491 (17.12)58.741.3
Community literacy level,
Low (ref)3,221 (36.28)34.965.1
Medium2,991 (30.43)38.261.8
High3,033 (33.30)54.545.5
Community socioeconomic status,
Low (ref)5,134 (57.73)36.963.1
Medium1,069 (11.13)35.065.0
High3,042 (31.14)55.444.6