Cross-Sectional Time Series Analysis of Associations between Education and Girl Child Marriage in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan
Published By: PLoS ONE | Published Date: September, 09 , 2014Girl education is believed to be the best means of reducing girl child marriage (marriage <18 years) globally. However, in South Asia, where the majority of girl child marriages occur, substantial improvements in girl education have not corresponded to equivalent reductions in child marriage. This study examines the levels of education associated with female age at marriage over the previous 20 years across four South Asian nations with high rates (>20%) of girl child marriage- Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan.
Author(s): Anita Raj, Lotus McDougal, Jay G. Silverman, Melanie L. A. Rusch | Posted on: Dec 02, 2014 | Views(522)