Table 1.
Prevalence of child marriage across explanatory variables: evidence from 2018 Mali demographic and health survey.
| Variable | Number (weighted %) | Child marriage (weighted %) | Chi-square, P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| Overall prevalence | 8,350 (58.18) | NA | NA | |
| Women's educational level | χ 2 = 296.68, P < 0.001 | |||
| No formal education | 6,375 (68.41) | 38.0 | 62.0 | |
| Primary school | 1,108 (12.07) | 38.9 | 61.1 | |
| Secondary school | 1,559 (17.17) | 58.8 | 41.2 | |
| Higher | 203 (2.35) | 87.3 | 12.7 | |
| Husband educational level | χ 2 = 212.24, P < 0.001 | |||
| No formal education | 5,711 (73.81) | 37.5 | 62.5 | |
| Primary school | 700 (9.16) | 42.7 | 57.3 | |
| Secondary school | 954 (12.39) | 52.7 | 47.3 | |
| Higher | 344 (4.65) | 70.6 | 29.4 | |
| Women occupation | χ 2 = 266.71, P < 0.001 | |||
| Not working | 4,305 (39.38) | 44.1 | 55.9 | |
| Professional or technical or managerial | 219 (2.45) | 80.3 | 19.7 | |
| Sales | 2,207 (25.42) | 46.3 | 53.7 | |
| Agricultural self-employed | 1,763 (25.35) | 30.9 | 69.1 | |
| Services | 544 (5.23) | 38.4 | 61.6 | |
| Others | 207 (2.17) | 59.0 | 41.0 | |
| Husband occupation | χ 2 = 129.79, P < 0.001 | |||
| Not working | 732 (8.57) | 40.2 | 59.8 | |
| Professional or technical or managerial | 742 (9.20) | 56.8 | 43.2 | |
| Sales | 1,631 (20.25) | 43.0 | 57.0 | |
| Agricultural self-employed | 2,981 (39.50) | 35.5 | 64.5 | |
| Services | 1,225 (16.22) | 46.4 | 53.6 | |
| Others | 523 (6.26) | 42.0 | 58.0 | |
| Economic status | χ 2 = 244.20, P < 0.001 | |||
| Poorest | 1,653 (17.75) | 39.4 | 60.6 | |
| Poorer | 1,607 (18.66) | 35.2 | 64.8 | |
| Middle | 1,744 (19.27) | 36.5 | 63.5 | |
| Richer | 2,059 (21.14) | 39.5 | 60.5 | |
| Richest | 2,182 (23.18) | 58.1 | 41.9 | |
| Religion | χ 2 = 5.7137, P = 0.1420 | |||
| Muslim | 8,813 (94.02) | 42.2 | 57.8 | |
| Others | 432 (5.98) | 36.7 | 63.3 | |
| Ethnicity | χ 2 = 85.74, P < 0.001 | |||
| Bambara | 2,543 (33.28) | 40.5 | 59.5 | |
| Malinke | 713 (8.91) | 37.2 | 62.8 | |
| Peulh | 1,150 (13.52) | 41.9 | 58.1 | |
| Sarakole/soninke/marka | 747 (10.15) | 33.8 | 66.2 | |
| Sonrae | 1,143 (6.01) | 45.2 | 54.8 | |
| Dogon | 583 (8.77) | 52.3 | 47.7 | |
| Touareg/Bella | 849 (1.78) | 36.8 | 63.2 | |
| Senoufo/minianka | 826 (9.44) | 43.6 | 56.4 | |
| Other Malian | 481 (5.47) | 44.6 | 55.4 | |
| Others | 210 (2.66) | 54.8 | 45.2 | |
| Media exposure | χ 2 = 12.5672, P < 0.01 | |||
| No | 1,869 (18.8) | 38.0 | 62.0 | |
| Yes | 7,376 (81.2) | 42.8 | 57.2 | |
| Family size | χ 2 = 10.8820, P < 0.05 | |||
| <5 | 2,475 (25.62) | 44.8 | 55.2 | |
| 5+ | 6,770 (74.38) | 40.7 | 59.3 | |
| Residence | χ 2 = 158.60, P < 0.001 | |||
| Urban | 3,045 (26.01) | 54.1 | 45.9 | |
| Rural | 6,200 (73.99) | 38.1 | 61.9 | |
| Distance to health facility | χ 2 = 17.1518, P < 0.01 | |||
| Big problem | 2,885 (28.83) | 38.4 | 61.6 | |
| Not a big problem | 6,360 (71.17) | 43.3 | 56.7 | |
| Region | χ 2 = 442.64, P < 0.001 | |||
| Kayes (ref) | 1,149 (14.80) | 23.3 | 76.7 | |
| Koulikoro | 1,250 (19.39) | 36.3 | 63.7 | |
| Sikasso | 1,410 (16.69) | 38.1 | 61.9 | |
| Segou | 1,156 (15.27) | 46.8 | 53.2 | |
| Mopti | 681 (10.29) | 54.6 | 45.4 | |
| Toumbouctou | 886 (3.56) | 34.9 | 65.1 | |
| Gao | 642 (2.78) | 48.1 | 51.9 | |
| Kidal | 580 (0.0009) | 58.1 | 41.9 | |
| Bamako | 1,491 (17.12) | 58.7 | 41.3 | |
| Community literacy level | χ 2 = 244.75, P < 0.001 | |||
| Low (ref) | 3,221 (36.28) | 34.9 | 65.1 | |
| Medium | 2,991 (30.43) | 38.2 | 61.8 | |
| High | 3,033 (33.30) | 54.5 | 45.5 | |
| Community socioeconomic status | χ 2 = 245.11, P < 0.001 | |||
| Low (ref) | 5,134 (57.73) | 36.9 | 63.1 | |
| Medium | 1,069 (11.13) | 35.0 | 65.0 | |
| High | 3,042 (31.14) | 55.4 | 44.6 | |