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Child Marriage [message #29839] Mon, 12 August 2024 05:24 Go to previous message
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How can one use the prevalence of child marriages - those married by 18 years from the most current DHS data. In my mind, I was planning to use the prevalence of child marriages for those 20-24 years and estimated population 20-24 years to estimate the number of girls who got married before 18 years and then divide by 4 (age 15,16,17 and 18). Assuming that marriages are uniformly distributed. The reason I am using 20-20 is because this more current cohort rather than use for 20-49 years. Is this a sensible approach.
Your suggestion and support is appreciated.
 
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