Basic profile of child marriage in Chad (English)

This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Chad. Measures of child marriage are very high. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 68.7 percent and it has not declined substantially over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has declined slightly. Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and higher labor force participation. These are however only correlations...

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Malé, Chata;

Wodon,Quentin T.;
Document Date
2016/03/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
105912
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Chad,
Region
Western And Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2016/05/25
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Basic profile of child marriage in Chad
Keywords
Child Marriage

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Malé, Chata; Wodon,Quentin T..

Basic profile of child marriage in Chad (English). Health, nutrition, and population (HNP) knowledge brief : child marriage series Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/558301467831695674

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