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Child marriage among displaced populations – a 2019 study in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Many of the factors that increase risk of child marriage are common among refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). We sought to address the gaps in knowledge surrounding child marriage in displaced and host populations in the ...
Matthew Goers +6 more
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Evaluating interventions to reduce child marriage in India [PDF]
, 2021 # Background This paper estimates the costs and benefits of investing in education interventions and specific child marriage programs to reduce child marriage in India. Child marriage in India remains highly prevalent despite considerable progress in the
Karan, A +15 more
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Changes in the prevalence of child marriage in Ethiopia, 2005–2016
Reproductive Health, 2022 Plain Language Summary Child marriage has powerful implications for young women’s reproductive health, education, and welfare. Using data from Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys for 2005, 2011, and 2016, this paper analyzes subnational trends in ...
Annabel Erulkar
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CHILD MARRIAGE IN KENYA: AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH [PDF]
, 2023 openChild marriage has been practiced for thousands of years in many societies all over the world. The practice is a violation of human rights with adverse psychological, health, and social implications on young girls, their families, and consequently ...
THOMAS, EMILY KINYA
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An empirical exploration of female child marriage determinants in Indonesia
BMC Public Health, 2018 Background Child marriage, defined as marriage before age 18, is associated with adverse human capital outcomes. The child marriage burden remains high among female adolescents in Indonesia, despite increasing socioeconomic development. Research on child
Lauren Rumble +4 more
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The Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia (CLARISSA) programme uses Action Research (AR) to understand the dynamics which drive the worst forms of child labour (WFCL), and to generate participatory innovations which help to shift these underlying dynamics and mitigate their worst effects.
Duygu Eslek, Rukiye Kızıltepe
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Age Restriction on Marriage in Indonesia
Volksgeist, 2023 Child marriage in Indonesia is a multifaceted issue, encompassing religious interpretations, cultural values, and even the influence of technological advancement. A significant factor is the amendment of Indonesian marriage law, which include Article 7,
Nuruddin Nuruddin +2 more
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How Malaysia can get serious about child marriage
, 2023 In 2018, news of a 41-year-old man marrying an 11-year-old girl in Kelantan caused outrage with many people demanding the Malaysian government take a stronger stance to ban child marriages.
Jamaiudin, Norhaslinda
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Peran Stakeholder Dalam Mengatasi Perkawinan Anak Di Bawah Umur
An-Nawa: Jurnal Studi IslamChild marriage prevention is a shared responsibility carried out by various parties, which are then called stakeholders. Even so, child marriage still occurs a lot and continues to increase, one of which is in Kajoran District, Magelang.
Alfian Qodri Azizi, M. Khoirur Rofiq
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Economic development, weather shocks and child marriage in South Asia: A machine learning approach.
PLoS ONE, 2022 Globally, 21 percent of young women are married before their 18th birthday. Despite some progress in addressing child marriage, it remains a widespread practice, in particular in South Asia.
Stephan Dietrich +4 more
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