Research article

Association between adolescent marriage and marital violence among young adult women in India

The study assesses whether a history of adolescent marriage places young women in India at increased risk of physical or sexual marital violence.
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The study assesses whether a history of adolescent marriage places young women in India at increased risk of physical or sexual marital violence.

It finds that women married as minors are significantly more likely than those married as adults to report experiencing marital violence.

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