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Child Marriage in Mainland China

Studies in Family Planning, 2022
AbstractChild marriage, defined as marriage before 18 years of age, has harmful consequences for health and development and is an indicator of gender inequality. We used publicly available data from the 2000 and 2010 censuses to estimate the national and provincial‐level prevalence of child marriage across mainland China.
Suiqiong Fan, Yue Qian, Alissa Koski
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Measuring child marriage [PDF]

open access: possibleEconomics Bulletin, 2012
Child or early marriage is recognized as an important development and human rights issue that affects girls especially in many developing countries. The practice has been linked to psychological, health, and education risks. These negative impacts explain why in many countries child marriage has been prohibited by law but often with little effect ...
Minh Cong Nguyen, Quentin Wodon
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Child Marriages

According to Article 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child put into effect by the United According to Article 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child put into effect by the United Nations, every individual up to the age of 18 is considered a child. Child marriage refers to the type of forced marriage between a child, under the age of 18,
Mehmet Oguz Polat, Nursima Ortakci
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