Occurrences and characteristics of forced marriages among girls married before the age of 16 in a Northern Nigerian State
Background: Child marriage is deeply ingrained in Nigerian tradition, culture, and religion, and the country has one of the highest rates of child marriage globally. The objective of this study was to examine the occurrence and characteristics of coerced marriages among girls married before turning...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-04-01
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Series: | MGM Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4103/mgmj.mgmj_161_23 |
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