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 …

[HTML][HTML] 20 years of the evidence base on what works to prevent child marriage: A systematic review

A Malhotra, S Elnakib - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose This review assesses evaluations published from 2000 to 2019 to shed light on
what approaches work, especially at scale and sustainably, to prevent child marriage in low …

What is the current evidence for the relationship between the climate and environmental crises and child marriage? A sco** review

DH Pope, H McMullen, A Baschieri, A Philipose… - Global public …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Environmental crises such as climate change threaten the realisation of sexual and
reproductive health and rights. In this sco** review, we examine the evidence for the …

Early marriage and maternal health care utilisation: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

C Li, W Cheng, H Shi - Economics & Human Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
We use the recursive bivariate probit (RBVP) model to estimate the effects of early marriage
on the utilisation of maternal health services in five sub-Saharan countries: Burkina Faso …

Understanding the impacts of child marriage on the health and well-being of adolescent girls and young women residing in urban areas in Egypt

S Elnakib, M Elsallab, MA Wanis, S Elshiwy… - Reproductive health, 2022 - Springer
Background Egypt has made progress in delaying age at marriage, but child marriage
continues to be practiced in many places across the country. This study investigates the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of intimate partner violence among child marriage victims and the comparison with adult marriages: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Q Han, W Ye, Z Fang, S Eagling-Peche, Y Wang… - …, 2025 - thelancet.com
Background The global prevalence of child marriage remains high. This systematic review
and meta-analysis aims to provide global estimates of the prevalence of intimate partner …

Disability among women and men who married in childhood: evidence from cross-sectional nationally representative surveys undertaken in 37 low-and middle …

E Emerson, G Llewellyn - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Child marriage, which the UN's Sustainable Development Goal seeks to eliminate by 2030,
represents a violation of the human rights of children. These concerns are driven by the …

Factors associated with girl child marriage in Iran: a qualitative socio-ecological approach

A Pourtaheri, M Mahdizadeh, H Tehrani… - Frontiers in Public …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Girl child marriage is an example of a human rights violation, the unfortunate
consequences of which have raised growing concerns in the health system and have …