Evaluating the impact of using storytelling and visual multimedia music intervention to improve knowledge of the Child Rights Act and reduce the propensity to engage in child marriage

IF 1.5 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-02-24 DOI:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102416

Ngozi Udengwu , Ujah Marian Ofunu , Thomas Imoudu Gomment , Chinonso Aniagu , Peter N. Nwokolo , Ayokunle Oluwadamilare Ikusemiju , Verlumun Celestine Gever

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Abstract

Child marriage has continued to rear its ugly head in Nigerian society. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of storytelling and multimedia music interventions in improving knowledge of the Child Rights Act and reducing the propensity to engage in child marriage. The researchers applied a quasi-experimental design and collected data using a structured questionnaire. The children were assigned into three groups (control, storytelling and multimedia music) of 173 participants. It was found that the interventions were effective. In particular, while storytelling contributed more to reducing the propensity to engage in child marriage, multimedia music contributed more to improving knowledge of the Child Rights Act. These results suggest that storytelling and multimedia music interventions can be effective approaches for addressing the lingering problem of child marriage in Nigeria.

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评估利用讲故事和可视多媒体音乐干预来提高对《儿童权利法》的认识和减少童婚倾向的影响

童婚现象在尼日利亚社会依然十分普遍。本研究旨在评估讲故事和多媒体音乐干预对提高对《儿童权利法》的认识和减少童婚倾向的影响。研究人员采用了准实验设计，并通过结构化问卷收集数据。儿童被分为三组（对照组、讲故事组和多媒体音乐组），每组 173 人。结果发现，干预措施是有效的。尤其是，讲故事更有助于降低童婚倾向，而多媒体音乐则更有助于提高对《儿童权利法案》的认识。这些结果表明，讲故事和多媒体音乐干预可以成为解决尼日利亚挥之不去的童婚问题的有效方法。

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