Early marriage and poverty: Exploring links and key policy issues

Gender and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 42-51

  Otoo Oyortey, Naana ^a   Pobi, Sonita ^b  

^a Intl Planned Parenthood Federation ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MARRIAGE; GENDER RELATIONS; MARRIAGE; POLICY STRATEGY; POVERTY; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARA;

EID: 0041662180     PISSN: 13552074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/741954315     Document Type: Article

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