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ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2021

COVID-19 and child marriage in Bangladesh: emergency call to action.

Md Jamal Hossain, Mahfuza Afroz Soma, Md Sazzadul Bari, Talha Bin Emran, Md Rabiul Islam

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Article in BMJ paediatrics open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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5 authors.

Md Jamal HossainDepartment of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0001-9706-207X
Mahfuza Afroz SomaDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Md Sazzadul BariDepartment of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Talha Bin EmranDepartment of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-3188-2272
Md Rabiul IslamDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The social burden of Bangladesh's already prevalent child marriage problem has further flared up amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We aim to briefly report on the current scenario of underage marriage in Bangladesh from available sources and highlight concerns. The prevalence of child marriage has increased by at least 13% due to pandemic-enforced long-term school closure throughout the country, while many cases remain unreported. Exacerbated financial crisis, the prolonged shutdown of educational institutions and social insecurities are the principal triggering factors for such a high pace of child marriages. We urge the government and local administrations to address the current situation through concerted and integrated efforts to combat the early marriage crisis in Bangladesh.

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COVID-19MarriageBangladeshChildHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2child abusechild psychiatryCOVID-19

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PMID34841091
PMCPMC8611234

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