Child marriage and intimate partner violence: A comparative study of 34 countries

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 662-675

  Kidman, Rachel ^a  

^a Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Child marriage; Cross national comparison; Demographic and health survey; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HEALTH SURVEY; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE; WOMENS HEALTH; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED PERSON; PARTNER VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

SOUTH ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85045560065     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw225     Document Type: Article

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