Effects of the reaching married adolescents program on modern contraceptive use and intimate partner violence: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial among married adolescent girls and their husbands in Dosso, Niger

• Main Authors: Jay G. Silverman (Author), Mohamad I. Brooks (Author), Sani Aliou (Author), Nicole E. Johns (Author), Sneha Challa (Author), Abdoul Moumouni Nouhou (Author), Shweta Tomar (Author), Holly Baker (Author), Sabrina C. Boyce (Author), Lotus McDougal (Author), Stephanie DeLong (Author), Anita Raj (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Niger has the highest rate of adolescent fertility in the world, with early marriage, early childbearing and high gender inequity. This study assesses the impact of Reaching Married Adolescents (RMA), a gender-synchronized social behavioral intervention designed to improve modern...