%0 Journal Article %J The Economic Impacts of Child Marriage %D 2017 %T Economic Impacts of Child Marriage: Child Health and Nutrition Brief %A A. Onagoruwa %A N. John %A Q. Wodon %X

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

%B The Economic Impacts of Child Marriage %G eng %U 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