Factors Associated with Child Labour in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Model Approach
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2017-06
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Addis Abeba university
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Despite the world’s promises to care for every child, the scourge of child labour still leaves
countless children deprived of their most basic rights. The causes of child labour remain
debatable. Child labour is a complex problem whose roots are deeply embodied in cultural,
social, political, and economic structures and traditions of societies. Child labour is a serious
problem in the world today. The problem is very severe in Sub-Saharan African countries.
Among the Sub-Saharan African countries, Ethiopia is one of the countries with a high incidence
of child labour. The major objective of this study is to identify and examine the key factors
associated with child labour in Ethiopia. The study focused on children aged between 5 and 14
years using the 2013-ENLFS cross-sectional dataset. Descriptive statistics, binary logistic
regression and multilevel logistic regression were used for analysis. The observed sample data
revealed that 32% of 5-14 years old children were engaged in child labour. The binary logistic
regression analysis results revealed that region of residence, sex of the child, age of the child,
place of residence, child’s relationship with the household head, literacy status of the household
head, employment status of the household head and the household size are significant factors
associated with child labor in Ethiopia. Conversely, school attendance of the child, marital
status of the household head and sex of the household head were not associated with child
labor. The results of the multilevel logistic regression indicated that the effect of place of
residence varied across regions of Ethiopia.
Keywords: Child Labor, Ethiopia, Multilevel Logistic Regression Models, Odds Ratio
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Child Labour, Ethiopia, Multilevel Logistic Regression Models, Odds Ratio