Effectiveness of a community based intervention to delay early marriage, early pregnancy and improve school retention among adolescents in India

Effectiveness of a community based intervention to delay early marriage, early pregnancy and improve school retention among adolescents in India

Abstract Background Child marriage is being increasingly recognized globally as a fundamental violation of human rights. Child marriages occur globally in varying degrees across countries and regions. South Asia alone accounted for almost half of the total number of child marriages that have occurre...

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Main Authors: Devika Mehra, Archana Sarkar, Priyanka Sreenath, Jagannath Behera, Sunil Mehra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Early marriage
Contraception
School retention
Pregnancy
Young people
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5586-3

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