Abstract

Early Marriage Determinants and Effects on Mothers and their Offspring in Beni-Suef City

Highlights

  • Regardless of its roots, child marriage constitutes a gross violation of human rights, leaving physical, psychological, and emotional scars for life

  • While marriage is not considered directly in the convention on the rights of the child, child marriage is linked to other rights such as right to express their views directly, the right to protection from all forms of abuse and the right to be protected from harmful traditional practices

  • Child marriage is recognized as a human right violation on both the national and the international levels [9]

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Introduction

Marriage is one of the important social pillars that affect the structure of the population. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death in young women aged 15-19 perinatal deaths are 50% higher among babies born to mothers under 20 years of age than among those born to mothers aged 20 to 29 The newborns of these mothers are more likely to have low birth weight, with the risk of long-term effects [6]. According to the Egyptian law, the right to marry is defined by a series of conditions, namely the requirement of the spouses consent for the marriage to be valid; the existence of a minimum required age for marriage; and the obligation to officially register the marriage. In Egypt, based on DHS 2014, one in six women ages 18-22

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