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Early Girl-Child Marriage Issues and Families in Ezza North Local Government Area, Ebonyi State
Akubue B. N. ·
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The study investigated issues relating to early girl-child marriage and familiesin Ezza North Local Government Area, Ebonyi State. Specifically it identifiedcauses of early girl-child marriage and problems associated with it. Descriptivesurvey research design was used. The population was made up of 75808married women. Samples of 280 young married women were used for thestudy. Questionnaire and focus group discussions (FGD) were used to collectdata. Data were analysed using mean .Nine causes were revealed whichinclude illiteracy, poverty, culture and tradition, among others as the causes ofearly girl-child marriage and ten problems including separation, divorce,sexual transmitted diseases, poverty among others are common among thewoman. Recommendations include, that Home economics Association incollaboration with non- governmental organizations should conduct awarenesscampaign on the implication of early girl-child marriage in the area of studyand that federal government of Nigeria should enforce law against early girl-child marriage. Girls education and sex education should be compulsory in thearea of study and Nigeria in general.