Secular changes in child marriage and secondary school completion among rural adolescent girls in India

• Main Authors: Tara S Beattie (Author), Prakash Javalkar (Author), Mitzy Gafos (Author), Lori Heise (Author), Stephen Moses (Author), Ravi Prakash (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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# Background Child marriage (\<18 years) and school drop-out disproportionately affect girls living in impoverished households in rural areas, with long-term economic and health consequences. Improving retention in education, and delaying age at marriage and first pregnancy have received substant...