Prevalence and factors associated with child marriage, a systematic review

A Pourtaheri, SBT Sany, MA Aghaee, H Ahangari… - BMC women's …, 2023 - Springer
Background Girl child marriage is increasingly recognized as a critical barrier to global
public health and gender discrimination. There are still more gaps in the global rate of child …

Determinants of early marriage among married women in nine high fertility sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health …

TB Belachew, WD Negash, GT Kefale, TZ Tafere… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Early marriage is global issue that seriously harms women's personal
development and rights. Regarding this, information about married women's early marriage …

Child marriage and its association with morbidity and mortality of under-5 years old children in Bangladesh

MM Hossain, F Abdulla, R Banik, S Yeasmin… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Child marriage is a significant social and health concern in many low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs). This harmful practice violates children's rights and …

Sociodemographic factors and early marriage among women in Bangladesh, Ghana and Iraq: An illustration from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

AAS Saleheen, S Afrin, S Kabir, MJ Habib, MA Zinnia… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Early marriage is a form of violation of child rights to grow and develop. The Sustainable
Development Goals had included early marriage in target 5.3, aiming to eliminate by 2030 …

[HTML][HTML] Child marriage and adolescent motherhood: a nationwide vulnerability for women in Bangladesh

J Bhowmik, RK Biswas, S Hossain - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The persistently high prevalence of girl-child marriage and adolescent motherhood is a
public health concern in Bangladesh. This study investigated the division-wise prevalence …

Exploring Iraqi people's perception about early marriage: a qualitative study

AM Saleh, SM Othman, KH Ismail, NP Shabila - BMC women's health, 2022 - Springer
Background and objective Early marriage is prevalent in Iraq, but the factors related to this
behavior, especially people's attitudes about it, have not been well studied. It has been …

Direct and indirect factors associated with child marriage: Evidence from India using NFHS-4 data

VS Binu, V Sridhar, SH Subba, PV Prathyusha… - Child Abuse & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background: Child marriage is a breach of the basic fundamental rights of a child and is a
major concern for policy makers in many countries. Objective: The present study intended to …

Understanding the socio-demographic and programmatic factors associated with adolescent motherhood and its association with child undernutrition in Bangladesh

MA Hossain, NC Das, M Tariqujjaman, AB Siddique… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Worldwide, a significant number of girls become mothers during adolescence.
In Bangladesh, adolescent childbirth is highly prevalent and has adverse effects on …

Spatial pattern and influential factors for early marriage: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey 2017-18 data

MA Billah, MMA Khan, SMA Hanifi, MM Islam… - BMC Women's …, 2023 - Springer
Background Early marriage is highly prevalent in Bangladesh. It is linked with a range of
adverse outcomes, including maternal and child mortality. However, research on regional …

Socio-cultural gender norms and economic barriers in the context of rural high school girls' dropout in Bangladesh: A qualitative study

A Arafat, NA Ahmad, SFS Ismail - Malaysian Journal of Social …, 2021 - msocialsciences.com
While attending high schools, in Bangladesh, rural school girls face the pressure of socio-
cultural gender norms and the barriers of economic deprivation. This paper aims to analyze …