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Dec 10, 2015 · December 9, 2015 11:50PM EST. Ending Child Marriage in Africa. Opening the Door for Girls' Education, Health, and Freedom from Violence. A young, unmarried girl stands amid a herd of...
Jan 17, 2022 · (Abuja) – Child marriage remains prevalent in Nigeria because the federal and state governments have not adequately enforced laws to prevent it, Human Rights Watch said today. Nigeria’s rates...
Sep 27, 2022 · Child marriage comes with a heavy cost for young girls in Africa – but there’s one clear way out. Published: September 27, 2022 9:12am EDT. Early marriage has a number of negative effects...
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Dec 19, 2019 · Our study showed that about half of sub-Saharan African women aged 20–24 years from rural residence, religious beliefs other than Christianity, less educated, disadvantaged households or those who do not read newspaper or magazine, listen to the radio or watch television were married before the legal age of 18 years and most-at-risk or ...
- Sanni Yaya, Sanni Yaya, Emmanuel Kolawole Odusina, Ghose Bishwajit
- 2019
Mar 23, 2021 · A young man (nomadic) said: '[Women who marry early] get children fast and can get many children when they are young, unlike a woman who is married at an older age and is running out of time'. Participants from semi-nomadic communities also acknowledged this: 'If she gets married when she is young, she will give birth to many kids.’
- Hattie Lowe, Leah Kenny, Rahma Hassan, Loraine J. Bacchus, Pauline Njoroge, Nana Apenem Dagadu, Maze...
- 2021
Jul 17, 2020 · In this study, we synthesized findings from qualitative studies to identify the key factors that influence child marriage. We used a meta-ethnographic approach coupled with thematic synthesis. We searched literature from nine databases, which were in English language, covering areas in public health, psychology, and social science between 2008 and 2018. Twelve studies were included in the ...
Oct 28, 2020 · This article investigates the relationship of early marriage to school participation and whether other factors, including individual or family characteristics and childbirth, moderate the relationship. It uses national household survey data for Eastern Africa, pooled at the regional level.
