Changes in Prevalence of Girl Child Marriage in South Asia
Open Access
- 16 May 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 307 (19), 2027-2029
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.3497
Abstract
To the Editor: Girl child marriage (ie, 1,2 Half (46%) of child marriages occur in South Asia.1,2 This study assessed whether prevalence of girl child marriage has changed over the past 2 decades in 4 South Asian nations with a girl child marriage prevalence of 20% or greater.1-3Keywords
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