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9 paź 2024 · This scoping review of the evidence base on child marriage from 2000-2019 covers 386 articles that a) focus on child or early marriage or informal unions in lower and middle income countries; b) provide new research insights based on a specified methodology; 3) and are published in English in either peer-reviewed or grey literature.
Despite a marked reduction in child marriage, especially in South Asia, no region is on track to eliminate the practice by 2030. Percentage of women aged 20—24 years who were first married or in union before age 18, exist within regions and even within countries.
1 mar 2022 · This review uncovers an exponential rise in evidence on child marriage, especially in South Asia and SSA. Growth in the volume of research publications also suggests that interest in child marriage, particularly in documenting the problem, has caught on in LAC, MENA, and in East Asia and the Pacific.
KEY FACTS. Child marriage is a violation of human rights. about child marriage. Every child in the Middle East and North Africa has the right to be protected from this harmful practice, which has devastating consequences for girls and for society.
9 lis 2015 · A comprehensive survey of child marriage in Asia by Plan International has revealed deeply entrenched traditions and views are still forcing young girls into early marriage. Disturbingly high rates of child marriage, particularly of girls, prevail in rural areas of Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
23 paź 2015 · Sub-Saharan Africa is next, with 38.5 percent of women born in those years marrying below the age of 18. The Middle East and North Africa region comes next, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean, East Asia and the Pacific, and finally Europe and Central Asia.
1 gru 2020 · Early marriage (EM) and early childbearing (ECB) have far-reaching consequences. This study describes the prevalence, trends, inequalities, and drivers of EM and ECB in South Asia using eight rounds of Demographic and Health Survey data across 13 years.
