Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda

Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda

The proportions of girls marrying or having children before the age of 18 have been declining in Uganda according to data from the latest publicly available Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) implemented in 2011. Yet despite progress, more than on...

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Main Authors: Wodon, Quentin, Male, Chata, Onagoruwa, Adenike, Savadogo, Aboudrahyme, Yedan, Ali
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
EARLY MARRIAGE
CHILDREN
GIRLS
GENDER
EDUCATION
FINANCE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
CHILD MARRIAGE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
POVERTY
WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/706641512475149419/The-cost-of-not-investing-in-girls-child-marriage-early-childbearing-low-educational-attainment-for-girls-and-their-impacts-in-Uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29039

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/706641512475149419/The-cost-of-not-investing-in-girls-child-marriage-early-childbearing-low-educational-attainment-for-girls-and-their-impacts-in-Uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29039

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