The health consequences of child marriage: a systematic review of the evidence

S Fan, A Koski - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Child marriage, defined as marriage before 18 years of age, is a violation of
human rights and a marker of gender inequality. Growing attention to this issue on the global …

When the mother is a child: the impact of child marriage on the health and human rights of girls

A Raj - Archives of disease in childhood, 2010 - adc.bmj.com
While the above literature review offers important insight into social vulnerabilities attached
to early marriage of girls, as well as the health impact of such early marriage and related …

Child marriage and intimate partner violence: a comparative study of 34 countries

R Kidman - International journal of epidemiology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background: Studies in South Asia suggest that child marriage is a strong risk factor
for intimate partner violence (IPV), but evidence outside the region is lacking. Methods: This …

Effects of education and poverty on the prevalence of girl child marriage in India: A district–level analysis

P Paul - Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 - Elsevier
Girl child marriage remains widespread in India despite implementation of several policies
and programmes to eliminate the practice. This study examines the effects of girls' …

Girl child marriage as a risk factor for early childhood development and stunting

Y Efevbera, J Bhabha, PE Farmer, G Fink - Social Science & Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper quantitatively examines the intergenerational effects of girl child marriage, or the
developmental and health outcomes of children born to women who marry before age 18 …

Investigation of the key factors that influence the girls to enter into child marriage: A meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence

A Kohno, T Techasrivichien, SP Suguimoto, M Dahlui… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and health impact of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence among female adolescents aged 15–19 years in vulnerable urban …

MR Decker, S Peitzmeier, A Olumide, R Acharya… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose Globally, adolescent women are at risk for gender-based violence (GBV) including
sexual violence and intimate partner violence (IPV). Those in economically distressed …

Domestic violence against women in India: A systematic review of a decade of quantitative studies

A Kalokhe, C Del Rio, K Dunkle, R Stephenson… - Global public …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Domestic violence (DV) is prevalent among women in India and has been associated with
poor mental and physical health. We performed a systematic review of 137 quantitative …

Girl child marriage and its association with national rates of HIV, maternal health, and infant mortality across 97 countries

A Raj, U Boehmer - Violence against women, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
This study was designed to assess associations between national rates of girl child marriage
and national rates of HIV and maternal and child health (MCH) concerns, using national …