The missing link between legal age of sexual consent and age of marriage in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights
Abstract Child marriage is a fundamental violation of human rights and a threat to access to education, sexual and reproductive health care, and employment. It also threatens freedom from violence, reproductive rights, movement, and the right to consensual marriage. In most countries in sub-Saharan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Reproductive Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01177-w |