Spatial analysis of individual- and village-level sociodemographic characteristics associated with age at marriage among married adolescents in rural Niger

Spatial analysis of individual- and village-level sociodemographic characteristics associated with age at marriage among married adolescents in rural Niger

Abstract Background Niger has the highest prevalence of child marriage in the world. While child marriage in Niger is clearly normative in the sense that it is commonly practiced, the social and contextual factors that contribute to it are still unclear. Methods Here, we tested the importance of vil...

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Main Authors: Holly B. Shakya, John Weeks, Sneha Challa, Paul J. Fleming, Beniamino Cislaghi, Lotus McDougal, Sabrina C. Boyce, Anita Raj, Jay G. Silverman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Social norms
Early marriage
Niger
Hot spot analysis
Spatial analysis, geographically weighted regression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08759-6

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