Sociodemographic factors and early marriage among women in Bangladesh, Ghana and Iraq: An illustration from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Early marriage is a form of violation of child rights to grow and develop. The Sustainable Development Goals had included early marriage in target 5.3, aiming to eliminate by 2030. This study examines the socio-demographic factors associated with women's
Ahmed Abdus Saleh Saleheen +7 more
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Exploring Iraqi people’s perception about early marriage: a qualitative study [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2022 Background and objective Early marriage is prevalent in Iraq, but the factors related to this behavior, especially people's attitudes about it, have not been well studied.
Abubakir M. Saleh +3 more
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Spatial pattern and influential factors for early marriage: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey 2017-18 data [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Early marriage is highly prevalent in Bangladesh. It is linked with a range of adverse outcomes, including maternal and child mortality.
Md Arif Billah +4 more
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Reasons for early marriage of women in Zahedan, Iran: a qualitative study [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2022 Background Early marriage occurs in some regions of the world. Given that early marriage can have many negative consequences for girls by affecting their physical, mental, and social health, the purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons for ...
Maryam Hosseini +1 more
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Parents' intention toward early marriage of their adolescent girls in eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study from a social norms perspective [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022 BackgroundStrong social norms around early marriage put pressure on parents to marry off their adolescent girls at an early age. Early marriage is widely practiced in many parts of Ethiopia.
Dureti Abdurahman +2 more
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On the impact of early marriage on schooling outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa and South West Asia [PDF]
International Journal of Educational Development, 2015 This paper examines the effect of age of marriage on women's schooling outcomes for 36 countries from Sub-Saharan Africa and South West Asia. We employ an instrumental variable approach to account for the endogeneity of early marriage driven by socio ...
Marcos Delprato +2 more
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Spatial Distribution and Determinants of Early Marriage among Married Women in Ethiopia: A spatial and Multilevel Analysis [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2020 Background Early marriage is a global public health problem that is mainly practiced in South Asia, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia.
Adugnaw Zeleke Alem +6 more
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Education role in early marriage prevention: evidence from Indonesia’s rural areas [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Adolescent girls might suffer physical and psychological harm from early marriage. Meanwhile, a good education can make women more independent in making decisions for their good. The study analyzes the role of education level in early marriage
Maya Fitria +5 more
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Prevalence of Early Marriage and Its Underlying Causes in Nepal: A Mixed Methods Study
Social Sciences, 2022 Early marriage is one of the major traditional practices that affects the life of both boys and girls in many different ways. In this context, this research assessed the prevalence of early marriage and derived its underlying causes.
Prakash C. Bhattarai +7 more
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Effects of early marriage among women married before reaching 18 years old (qualitative study approach) [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyBackgroundThe consequences of early marriage have become a global concern for young women. The detrimental effects of early marriage disproportionately affect girls. Regarding its effects in poor nations like Ethiopia, there is a dearth of data.
Shiferaw Gelchu Adola, Dessalegn Wirtu
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