Sport as a vehicle of change for livelihoods, social participation and marital health for the youth: Findings from a prospective cohort in Bihar, India.
Adolescent health
Gender equity
India
Livelihoods
Social participation
Sport
Youth agency
Journal
EClinicalMedicine
ISSN: 2589-5370
Titre abrégé: EClinicalMedicine
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101733727
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
received:
12
09
2019
revised:
12
02
2020
accepted:
17
02
2020
entrez:
18
4
2020
pubmed:
18
4
2020
medline:
18
4
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Adolescent participation in pro-social activities such as sport can promote identity formation, self-efficacy and social support, but its benefits in India remain unassessed. We examined longitudinal effects of adolescent sport participation on economic, social and political engagement, marital health and family planning among young adults in India. We analyzed prospective data from unmarried adolescents ( In multivariate models for males, adolescent sport participation was associated with higher odds of vocational training [AOR: 1.92, 95% CI: 1.17, 3.15], social program engagement [AOR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.14, 3.15], and a trend effect for political participation [AOR: 1.47, 95% CI: 0.97, 2.24]. Among females, sport in adolescence was associated with lower child marriage [ARRR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.48, 0.96], and higher vocational training [AOR = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.16] and family planning use [AOR = 1.31, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.63]. Crude effects were noted for delayed marriage, paid work and perpetration of marital violence among males. Evidence from India shows that sport can be an instrument supporting pro-social engagement for boys and girls. Further understanding of the gendered nature of sport and the mechanisms linking sport to agency among youth is needed. This work was supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Grant number: 2017-66705).
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Adolescent participation in pro-social activities such as sport can promote identity formation, self-efficacy and social support, but its benefits in India remain unassessed. We examined longitudinal effects of adolescent sport participation on economic, social and political engagement, marital health and family planning among young adults in India.
METHODS
METHODS
We analyzed prospective data from unmarried adolescents (
RESULTS
RESULTS
In multivariate models for males, adolescent sport participation was associated with higher odds of vocational training [AOR: 1.92, 95% CI: 1.17, 3.15], social program engagement [AOR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.14, 3.15], and a trend effect for political participation [AOR: 1.47, 95% CI: 0.97, 2.24]. Among females, sport in adolescence was associated with lower child marriage [ARRR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.48, 0.96], and higher vocational training [AOR = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.16] and family planning use [AOR = 1.31, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.63]. Crude effects were noted for delayed marriage, paid work and perpetration of marital violence among males.
INTERPRETATION
CONCLUSIONS
Evidence from India shows that sport can be an instrument supporting pro-social engagement for boys and girls. Further understanding of the gendered nature of sport and the mechanisms linking sport to agency among youth is needed.
FUNDING
BACKGROUND
This work was supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Grant number: 2017-66705).
Identifiants
pubmed: 32300747
doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100302
pii: S2589-5370(20)30046-8
pii: 100302
pmc: PMC7152808
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100302Commentaires et corrections
Type : ErratumIn
Informations de copyright
© 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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