TY  - JOUR
T1  - CHanges in prevalence of girl child marriage in south asia
AU  - Raj A, McDougal L, Rusch MA
Y1  - 2012/05/16
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.3497
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2027
EP  - 2029
VL  - 307
IS  - 19
N2  - 
To the Editor: Girl child marriage (ie, <18 years of age) affects more than 10 million girls globally each year and is linked to maternal and infant morbidities (eg, delivery complications, low birth weight) and mortality.1- 2 Half (46%) of child marriages occur in South Asia.1- 2 This study assessed whether prevalence of girl child marriage has changed over the past 2 decades in 4 South Asian nations with a girl child marriage prevalence of 20% or greater.1- 3

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.3497
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.3497
ER  -