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VOL. 6, ISSUE 1 (2024)
General trends of girl-child marriage in Bauchi metropolis of Bauchi state, North-Eastern, Nigeria
Authors
Maidah Umar Birai
Abstract
Girl-child marriage remains highly prevalent today and it aatained
substantial negative development impacts in the areas of education, labor force
participation, health, violence, and empowerment. A research was carried out to
identify the general trends of girl-child marriage in Bauchi metropolis of
Bauchi state, Nortth-Eastern, Nigeria. Primary data were collected through the
use of structural questionnaires and verbal interview. The total of 330
questionnaires were allocated to different areas within Bauchi metropolis. The
results obtained revealed that illiteracy and lack of awareness are the major
causes of early girl-child marriage in the study areas. While other
respondent’s belief that poverty is the predominant cause of girl-child
marriage. Meanwhile, other respondents recommend that religious perspective
plays a key role for girl-child marriage in the study areas. Therefore, it can
be recommended that the society should be intensively enlightened,
sensitization and awareness on the health and general implications of girl-chil
marriage in the study areas.
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Pages:62-67
How to cite this article:
Maidah Umar Birai "General trends of girl-child marriage in Bauchi metropolis of Bauchi state, North-Eastern, Nigeria". International Journal of Social Research and Development, Vol 6, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 62-67
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