Girl child marriage in Malda district of West Bengal
Analysis of prevalence and socio-economic factors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12893930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Avijit Roy (0000-0002-2707-8639, University of Gour Banga, corresponding author), Pradip Chouhan (0000-0002-5500-2842, University of Gour Banga) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 293-306 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-0136 • E-ISSN: 1745-0128 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17450128.2021.1923878 |
| OpenAlex | W3161409598 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 29 |
This paper examines the prevalence and socio-economic factors on child marriage in the Malda district of West Bengal using a mixed-methods approach: in-depth qualitative interviews of female victims of child marriage as well as quantitative data collected using structured interviews of women. Quantitative analysis reveals that educational attainment had an inverse relationship with girl-child marriage. This study also found that women who belonged to low-income families were more likely to married-off their daughter at an early age compared to high-income families. The qualitative information indicated multiple themes related to the causes of child marriage such as economic vulnerability due to land erosion, siblings as sisters, and comeliness of girls. The findings of the study suggest that child marriage could be prevented by increasing opportunities for girls’ education and employment. The targeted approach should be made among rural and poor girls to combat the practice of child marriage
Child labour · Child marriage · Daughter · Developmental psychology · Dowry · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Girl · Political science · Population · Poverty · Qualitative research · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · West bengal · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Engineering · Global Maternal and Child Health · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |