Report
Qualitative Study of Child Marriage in Six Districts of Zambia (2015)
This study looks in detail at the causes of child marriage in Zambia.
Highlights
This study was conducted to gain insight into the dynamics leading to and resulting from child marriage in Zambia. It focused on obtaining in-depth, qualitative information on the underlying social, cultural and economic factors that motivate and sustain child marriage. The study found that child marriage is not so much a social norm as well a manifestation of socio-economic disparities. Child marriage is widely practiced across all six sites where data was collected.
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English
