Economic impacts of child marriage : child health and nutrition brief (English)

The brief summarizes results from an analysis of the impacts of child marriage on two health outcomes - under-five mortality and stunting - for young children. For the purposes of this brief, we focus on the impact of child marriage through early childbirths, as this is the mechanism through which child health and nutrition outcomes are most directly affected. There is a close correlation between child marriage and early childbirths in most countries...

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Wodon,Quentin T.;

Onagoruwa, N.;

John, N.;
Document Date
2017/06/27
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
116836
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2017/06/27
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Economic impacts of child marriage : child health and nutrition brief
Keywords
Child Marriage

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Wodon,Quentin T.; Onagoruwa, N.; John, N..

Economic impacts of child marriage : child health and nutrition brief (English). Economic Impacts of Child Marriage Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/840361498512863167

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