Preliminary impact of a combination intervention on intention to migrate and school absence among adolescent girls: Results from a pilot cluster-randomized clinical trial in Northern Ghana

Ozge Sensoy Bahar, William Byansi, Abdallah Ibrahim, Alice Boateng, Kingsley Kumbelim, Portia B. Nartey, Fredwill Amissah, Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala and Mary M. McKay

Children and Youth Services Review, 2025, vol. 171, issue C

Abstract: Poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, together with family context as a contributing factor, often results in unaccompanied rural–urban child migration and high incidence of child labor (24%), leading to heightened vulnerability and risk. In this study, we examined the preliminary impact of a combination intervention that combined family economic empowerment and family strengthening interventions on intention to migrate (primary outcome) and school absence (secondary outcome) among adolescent girls in Ghana.

Keywords: Adolescent girls; Unaccompanied migration; Child labor; Ghana; Intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108205

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