Background Child marriage, defined as marriage before 18 years of age, is a violation of
human rights and a marker of gender inequality. Growing attention to this issue on the global …

Background: Child marriage is a serious public health issue with dire implications at the
individual and societal level. Almost half of all child marriages globally originate from South …

Background Maternal mortality remains a major public health problem in low and middle-
income countries. Adequate utilization of maternal health care services could be an effective …

Purpose Child marriage (before 18 years) is widely prevalent in Pakistan, and
disproportionately affects young girls in rural, low-income, and poorly educated households …

Background Girl child marriage is increasingly recognized as a critical barrier to global
public health and gender discrimination. There are still more gaps in the global rate of child …

Abstract Background Child marriage (< 18 years) is prevalent in Pakistan which is
associated with negative health outcomes. Our aim is to describe women's knowledge and …

Objective In an effort to improve utilization of maternal health care services, age at marriage
of girls has gain very little attention by the policy maker and programmer. Studies have …

Pakistan is one of the countries in South Asia ranking high in maternal mortality rate.
Though, a signatory of Agenda 2030, the country still lags behind considerably in achieving …

A range of demographic and socioeconomic factors are known to account for enormous
disparities in the uptake of maternal health care in low-and middle-income countries. In …

Objective Despite several international commitments and national policies to eliminate the
practice of girl child marriage, it remains pervasive in India. In this study, we aimed to …