Understanding the impacts of child marriage on the health and well-being of adolescent girls and young women residing in urban areas in Egypt

• Main Authors: Shatha Elnakib (Author), May Elsallab (Author), Maha Abdel Wanis (Author), Shadia Elshiwy (Author), Nishan Prasana Krishnapalan (Author), Nada Aghar Naja (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Plain language summary Child marriage has been shown to lead to a host of negative health and social consequences. In this study, we explored the prevalence and consequences of child marriage in urban areas in Egypt, where there has been little research done on the topic. We analyzed quantitative da...