Perception of rural adolescents and parents regarding child marriage: Findings of a community-based cross-sectional study in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child marriage is a blazing global issue influenced by gender inequity, poverty, social norms, and insecurity. It has disastrous social, economic, and health-related consequences. Bangladesh ranks among the top ten countries in terms of child marriage, and rural girls are the most vulnerable group to it. Our study aimed to assess and compare the perception of rural adolescents and parents regarding child marriage, as well as focusing on the key factors governing such perception of the participants.

Methods

This community-based cross-sectional study randomly selected four unions of Dhamrai upazila (Sub-district) under the Dhaka district as study areas. The study recruited 1030 participants (515 adolescents and 515 parents) from 515 rural households using a systemat

SUBMITTER: Islam MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12331074 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature