Girl Child Marriage and Its Association With National Rates of HIV, Maternal Health, and Infant Mortality Across 97 Countries

• NCJ Number: 245937
• Journal: Violence Against Women Volume: 19 Issue: 4 Dated: April 2013 Pages: 536-551
• Author(s): Anita Raj; Ulrike Boehmer
• Date Published: April 2013
• Length: 16 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study was designed to assess associations between national rates of girl child marriage and national rates of HIV and maternal and child health MCH concerns, using national indicator data from 2009 United Nations reports.

Abstract

This study was designed to assess associations between national rates of girl child marriage and national rates of HIV and maternal and child health MCH concerns, using national indicator data from 2009 United Nations reports. Current analyses were limited to the N = 97 nations of 188 nations for which girl child marriage data were available. Regression analyses adjusted for development and world region demonstrate that nations with higher rates of girl child marriage are significantly more likely to contend with higher rates of maternal and infant mortality and nonutilization of maternal health services, but not HIV. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage.