Publications - Released in 2016
Recent studies on early and child marriage in India emphasize that deep analysis of socioeconomic influences, including education, poverty and urbanization as well as cultural and social norms, is necessary to address the phenomenon. There is acknowledgement that early and child marriage have health linkages, but the research to date rarely extends beyond the consequences for maternal and infant health, thus excluding any comprehensive understanding of the impact of early marriage on other aspects of health.
The majority of efforts to address early and child marriage have been located outside the health system, despite its wide reach and its capacity to identify the implications of early marriage upon the health of girls and women.
Sama, a Delhi-based resource group working on issues of health and human rights, initiated research on current national data and strategies in India—including those aimed at young people—to
understand their implications for the health of women in early marriages.