Minimum Marriage Age Laws and the Prevalence of Child Marriage and Adolescent Birth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa.
CONCLUSION: Our results support the hypothesis that consistent minimum marriage age laws protect against the exploitation of girls.
PMID: 26308258 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research
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