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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Child marriage remains prevalent in the Sahel region. Pervasive norms regarding child marriage, and sexual behavior persist. We explored norms from multiple perspectives to strengthen interventions aimed at delaying age at marriage.
METHODS: This study analyzed a cross-sectional household survey conducted in Niger in 2022 with women aged 15-49 (n = 2,726) and a subset of their male household members aged 15-59 (n = 1,136). Separate logistic regression models assessed factors associated with three descriptive (e.g., perception of what others do) and injunctive (e.g., perception of a group\'s approval or disapproval) normative outcomes related to practices that support marriage as soon as a girl reaches puberty and beliefs related to premarital sex.
RESULTS: Our study found a greater proportion of men described early marriage as protective from the fear of socially induced ruined marital prospects for women (70% vs. 64%), while women expressed its protection from being harassed (62% compared to 42%). The injunctive norm outcome that \"my neighbors think that one should marry off one\'s daughter as soon as she reaches puberty\" was significantly associated with the belief that child marriage was protective for females among women (OR = 4.49; 95% CI 3.13. 5.50) and men (OR = 8.21; 95% CI 5.88, 11.45).
CONCLUSIONS: Programs addressing child marriage should consider both male and female perspectives to address differences and foster an environment where communities and families shift norms to delay early marriage.
METHODS: This study analyzed a cross-sectional household survey conducted in Niger in 2022 with women aged 15-49 (n = 2,726) and a subset of their male household members aged 15-59 (n = 1,136). Separate logistic regression models assessed factors associated with three descriptive (e.g., perception of what others do) and injunctive (e.g., perception of a group\'s approval or disapproval) normative outcomes related to practices that support marriage as soon as a girl reaches puberty and beliefs related to premarital sex.
RESULTS: Our study found a greater proportion of men described early marriage as protective from the fear of socially induced ruined marital prospects for women (70% vs. 64%), while women expressed its protection from being harassed (62% compared to 42%). The injunctive norm outcome that \"my neighbors think that one should marry off one\'s daughter as soon as she reaches puberty\" was significantly associated with the belief that child marriage was protective for females among women (OR = 4.49; 95% CI 3.13. 5.50) and men (OR = 8.21; 95% CI 5.88, 11.45).
CONCLUSIONS: Programs addressing child marriage should consider both male and female perspectives to address differences and foster an environment where communities and families shift norms to delay early marriage.
摘要：
背景：童婚在萨赫勒地区仍然很普遍。关于童婚的普遍规范，性行为持续存在。我们从多个角度探讨了规范，以加强旨在延迟结婚年龄的干预措施。
方法：这项研究分析了2022年在尼日尔进行的一项横断面家庭调查，调查对象是15-49岁的女性（n=2,726）和15-59岁的男性家庭成员的一部分（n=1,136）。单独的逻辑回归模型评估了与三个描述性(例如，对其他人做什么的感知)和禁令(例如，对一个群体的认可或不认可的看法）与女孩进入青春期后立即支持婚姻的规范结果以及与婚前性行为有关的信念。
结果：我们的研究发现，更多的男性将早婚描述为保护女性免受社会引发的婚姻前景破坏的恐惧（70％vs.64%），而女性表示保护免受骚扰(62%，42%)。“我的邻居认为一个人的女儿一进入青春期就应该嫁出去”的禁令规范结果与认为童婚对女性有保护作用的信念显着相关（OR=4.49；95％CI3.13。5.50）和男性（OR=8.21；95%CI5.88，11.45）。
结论：解决童婚的计划应同时考虑男性和女性的观点，以解决差异，并营造社区和家庭改变规范以延迟早婚的环境。
方法：这项研究分析了2022年在尼日尔进行的一项横断面家庭调查，调查对象是15-49岁的女性（n=2,726）和15-59岁的男性家庭成员的一部分（n=1,136）。单独的逻辑回归模型评估了与三个描述性(例如，对其他人做什么的感知)和禁令(例如，对一个群体的认可或不认可的看法）与女孩进入青春期后立即支持婚姻的规范结果以及与婚前性行为有关的信念。
结果：我们的研究发现，更多的男性将早婚描述为保护女性免受社会引发的婚姻前景破坏的恐惧（70％vs.64%），而女性表示保护免受骚扰(62%，42%)。“我的邻居认为一个人的女儿一进入青春期就应该嫁出去”的禁令规范结果与认为童婚对女性有保护作用的信念显着相关（OR=4.49；95％CI3.13。5.50）和男性（OR=8.21；95%CI5.88，11.45）。
结论：解决童婚的计划应同时考虑男性和女性的观点，以解决差异，并营造社区和家庭改变规范以延迟早婚的环境。
