Prevention of Child Marriage: Impact on Girls.

Abstract

Child marriage is an age old custom in India, prevalent across social groups, castes, and religions, as well in geographical regions. Although data on child marriage is a challenge as the methodology for collection varies between the District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS), the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), and the Census, it is apparent that the incidence of child marriages is unacceptably high.