A Simple Approach to Measuring the Share of Early Childbirths Likely Due to Child Marriage in Developing Countries

Child marriage has large negative effects on the girls who marry early and their children, as well as communities and societies as a whole. Ending child marriage is a target under the Sustainable Development Goals, but investments to delay the age at first marriage remain limited in countries where...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wodon, Quentin, Male, Chata, Onagoruwa, Adenike
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34407