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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, Deepak R. Paudel, Tikaram Poudel, Suresh Gautam, Prakash K. Paudel, Milan Shrestha, Janes I. Ginting, Dhruba R. Ghimire   +7 more
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Spatial distribution and associated factors’ of early marriage among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a secondary data analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016

BMC Women's Health, 2020
Background Besides, the presence of national law, the country has to set up its own mid-term and long term goals to bring about a significant reduction in child marriages in Ethiopia.
Zemenu Tadesse Tessema
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The Lived Experience of Early Marriage in Jordan: The Perspective of Adolescent Girls and Young Women

SAGE Open, 2021
Child or early marriage, primarily due to cultural factors, continues as a tradition and seems to be a growing phenomenon in Jordan. This research explores the lived experience of early marriage from the perspective of adolescent girls and young women. A
Lina Mrayan, Salwa Obeisat
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Health Co-morbidities and Early Marriage in Women of a Rural Area of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2020
Introduction: Early marriage is defined as the marriage of a young person less than 18 years. Early marriage is more prevalent in South Asia as more than half of all child marriage occurs here.
Naresh Manandhar, Sunil Kumar Joshi
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Findings and lessons learned from developing a 5-year community-based intervention for preventing early marriage in rural Gambia [PDF]

Reproductive Health
Background Preventing Early Marriage in Rural Gambia: Testing an Intervention was a 5-year project that aimed to address early marriage among girls in 53 rural communities in The Gambia.
Mat Lowe, Mariama Bojang, Alhagie Gaye, Isatou Njie, Awa Dubois   +4 more
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Exploring the Consequences of Early Marriage: A Conventional Content Analysis. [PDF]

Inquiry, 2023
Early marriage is one of the most important social issues for young women and can have many consequences. The present study aimed to explore the consequences of early marriage among Kurdish women in western Iran who were married under the age of 18. This
Yoosefi Lebni J, Solhi M, Ebadi Fard Azar F, Khalajabadi Farahani F, Irandoost SF.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Early marriage and its associated factors among women in Ethiopia: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Background Early marriage is defined as the union of one or both partners before reaching the age of 18 for the first time. This practice is widely prevalent in underdeveloped countries, particularly in Ethiopia, and has been observed to have detrimental
Gebeyehu NA, Gesese MM, Tegegne KD, Kebede YS, Kassie GA, Mengstie MA, Zemene MA, Moges N, Bantie B, Feleke SF, Dejenie TA, Abebe EC, Anley DT, Dessie AM, Bayih WA, Adella GA.   +15 more
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Individual and Community-level factors associated with early marriage in Zambia: a mixed effect analysis. [PDF]

BMC Womens Health, 2023
Background Child marriage has long been a public health concern around the world, because it has the potential to deprive adolescent girls of their sexual reproductive health rights and limits their ability to reach their full potential in life.
Phiri M, Musonda E, Shasha L, Kanyamuna V, Lemba M.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Beyond the statistic: exploring the process of early marriage decision-making using qualitative findings from Ethiopia and India

BMC Women's Health, 2018
Background Early marriage of girls (marriage
Lotus McDougal, Emma C. Jackson, Katherine A. McClendon, Yemeserach Belayneh, Anand Sinha, Anita Raj   +5 more
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Determinants of early marriage among married women in nine high fertility sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health surveys. [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Early marriage is global issue that seriously harms women’s personal development and rights. Regarding this, information about married women’s early marriage is inadequate in the world, including sub-Saharan Africa; therefore, this study aimed
Belachew TB, Negash WD, Kefale GT, Tafere TZ, Asmamaw DB.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources