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How harmful is child marriage to its female victim and her offspring?

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  • Health consequences of child marriage in Africa

    Nour, Nawal. “Health Consequences of Child Marriage in Africa.” Emerging Infectious Diseases 12.11 (November 2006): n.pag. Web.
    This article discusses the situations that lead to child marriage, the health risks that come with it, for both the girl victim and her offspring, and it’s social and economic implications. It also suggests some measures that can be taken to reduce the number of child marriage cases in Africa.

  • The factors associated with adolescent marriages and outcomes of adolescent pregnancies in Mardin Turkey

    Ertem, Meliksah, Gunay Saka, Ali Ceylan, Vasifiye Deger, Sema Cifftci. “The Factors Associated with Adolescent Marriages and Outcomes of Adolescent Pregnancies in Mardin Turkey.” Journal of Comparative Family Studies 39.2 (March 2008) 229-239. Web.
    This text explains the factors that cause child marriage in the Mardin region of Turkey. It presents data from a survey carried out there and also discusses the risks that come with adolescent pregnancies.

  • Prevalence of child marriage and its effects on fertility and fertility-control outcomes of young women in India

    Raj, Anita, Niranjan Saggurti, Donta Balaiah, Jay Silverman. “Prevalence of Cild Marriage and its effect on fertility and fertility-control outcomes of young women in India: a Cross-sectional observational study.” The Lancet 373-9678 (May 2009): n.pag. Web. June 2009.
    This article explains the results of a survey conducted in India on the frequency of childbirth, whether victims of child marriage are more likely to experience conditions like higher fertility, poor fertility outcomes, lower c

  • Association of child marriages with suicidal thoughts among adolescent girls in Ethiopia

    Gage, Anastasia Jessica. “Association of Child Marriage with Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts among Adolescent Girls in Ethiopia.” Journal of Adolescent Health 52.5 (May 2013): n.pag. Web.
    This article is based on a study that examined the association between child marriage and suicidal thoughts among adolescent girls. The study concluded that the odds of suicide attempts are twice as high among girls with marriage requests as among those with none.

  • Overcoming the curse of early marriage in Bangladesh

    Ame, Kazi Rabeya. “Overcoming the Curse of Early Marriage in Bangladesh.” Asian Journal of Women’s Studies.” 19.4 (2013): 150-163, 174. Web.
    This text discusses the issue of child marriage in Bangladesh, its causes, and its health and social effects. It also talks about strategies and legislations used to prevent child marriage, and their results.

  • Girl-child mariage and it's association with morbidity and mortality of children under 5 years of age in a nationally-representative sample of Pakistan.

    1. Nasrullah, Muazzam, Rubeena Zakar, Muhammad Zakar, Alexander Kramer. “Girl- Child Marriage and its Association with Morbidity and Mortality of children under 5
      This academic journal is based on a survey that was conducted in Pakistan to determine the relationship between child marriage and health conditions of children under the age of 5. The study produced results that showed that some health conditions of infants are related to their mother being child-wives while others are not.