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 …

Child marriage, defined as marriage before the age of 18 years, is a human rights violation
that can have lasting adverse educational and economic impacts. The objective of this …

Abstract Background: Studies in South Asia suggest that child marriage is a strong risk factor
for intimate partner violence (IPV), but evidence outside the region is lacking. Methods: This …

Background Worldwide, there has been a massive increase in child marriages following the
COVID-19 crisis. In Indonesia, too, this figure has risen with Indonesia ranked amongst ten …

The sociology of religion focuses on an individual's social and married life. This research
performed the first focalized examination of the influence of spirituality and religiosity on the …

In this study, we synthesized findings from qualitative studies to identify the key factors that
influence child marriage. We used a meta-ethnographic approach coupled with thematic …

Purpose Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global health and human rights issue with
individual and social determinants. Youth are considered high risk; national influences …

Background Women, especially those who marry as children, experience various forms and
degrees of exclusion and discrimination. Early marriage is a harmful traditional practice that …

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against married women is widely prevalent in India. Using
recent data from NFHS-5, we analyzed the association between husbands' characteristics …

Background This study reports on a large cross-sectional study of violence against women
in Turkey, and outlines the risk factors associated with intimate partner violence. The …