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Incidence of child marriage among refugees and internally displaced persons in the Middle East and South Asia: evidence from six cross-sectional surveys.

Shatha ElnakibLigia PainaBothaina AttalRumana AkterGhada KhouryLoqman KarimHemeda Houssein BarkatAnand TamangGayane YenokyanJanna MetzlerCourtland Robinson
Published in: BMJ open (2023)
We did not find conclusive evidence that humanitarian crises are associated with universal increases in child marriage rates. Our findings indicate that decision-making about investments in child marriage prevention and response must be attuned to the local context and grounded in data on past and current trends in child marriage among communities impacted by crisis.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • cross sectional
  • decision making
  • public health
  • risk factors
  • big data
  • artificial intelligence
  • machine learning