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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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Child Marriage in Canada

Population and Development Review, 2021
AbstractChild marriage, defined as formal or informal marriage before the age of 18, is a globally recognized indicator of gender inequality. Canada has placed itself at the forefront of global efforts to end child marriage as part of its commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Alissa Koski, Shelley Clark
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A conceptual framework for understanding child marriage, marriage markets, and marriageability.

African journal of reproductive health, 2022
The term 'marriageability' is used frequently in child marriage literature but is rarely defined. We propose a conceptual framework to define marriageability and use qualitative case studies to illustrate how ideas about marriageability contribute to child marriage.
Melnikas, Andrea J.   +6 more
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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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Child Rights to Prevention of Child Marriage

2018
The module starts by examining the conceptual framework of child marriages with reference to patriarchal norms, family and cultural norms, poverty and end of education. It then develops awareness of the effects of child marriages with reference to end of childhood, end of education, forced and unprotected sexual relationships, early pregnancy, maternal
Murli Desai, Sheetal Goel
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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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Marriage and the Child.

American Sociological Review, 1943
Clifford Kirkpatrick   +1 more
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The Economics of Child Marriage

African Journal of Economic Review, 2023
While child marriage is often believed to be solely caused by cultural factors, its prevalence is still high in developing countries and, in particular, in low-income families. I provide a theoretical model showing that child marriage could also potentially result from economic incentives.
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