Minimum Marriage Age Laws and the Prevalence Of Child Marriage and Adolescent Birth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

CONTEXT: The relationship of national laws that prohibit child marriage with the prevalence of child marriage and adolescent birth is not well understood. METHODS: Data from Demographic and Health Surveys and from the Child Marriage Database created by the MACHEquity progra...

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Veröffentlicht in:International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. - Guttmacher Institute, 2009. - 41(2015), 2, Seite 58-68
1. Verfasser: Maswikwa, Belinda (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Richter, Linda, Kaufman, Jay, Nandi, Arijit
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Schlagworte:Behavioral sciences Law Health sciences Social sciences Biological sciences