@article {1120596,
	title = {Economic Impacts of Child Marriage: Child Health and Nutrition Brief},
	journal = {The Economic Impacts of Child Marriage},
	year = {2017},
	abstract = {
	http://www.costsofchildmarriage.org/publication/economic-impacts-child-marriage-child-health-and-nutrition-brief?ct=t(Costs_of_Child_Marriage_Products7_6_2017)\&amp;mc_cid=4f5de93c86\&amp;mc_eid=43d63cddf5



	This brief summarizes results from an analysis of the impacts\&nbsp;of child marriage on two health outcomes - under-five\&nbsp;mortality and stunting - for young children. For the purposes\&nbsp;of this brief, we focus on the impact of child marriage through\&nbsp;early childbirths, as this is the mechanism through which child\&nbsp;health and nutrition outcomes are most directly affected.\&nbsp;There is a close correlation between child marriage and early\&nbsp;childbirths in most countries - at a global level, six out of\&nbsp;seven early childbirths take place within the context of child\&nbsp;marriage. The brief does not include analyses for other aspects\&nbsp;of child health that may also be affected by child marriage, nor\&nbsp;does it consider costs that may be incurred by health systems\&nbsp;as a result of poor child health.

},
	url = {http://www.costsofchildmarriage.org/publication/economic-impacts-child-marriage-child-health-and-nutrition-brief?ct=t(Costs_of_Child_Marriage_Products7_6_2017)\&mc_cid=4f5de93c86\&mc_eid=43d63cddf5},
	author = {A. Onagoruwa and N. John and Q. Wodon}
}
