< Previous page Youth-Led Research In the More Than Brides Alliance learning project, research evidence is combined with implementation experience on the linkages between the adolescent sexuality of girls and child marriage. To capture the perspectives of girls and young women, the alliance implemented youth-led research in 5 countries:
< Previous page Introduction to Pre-marital pregnancy While childbearing out of wedlock is strictly counter-normative in most high-prevalence child marriage settings, there is significant variation in the social acceptability of pre-marital sexual activity and even of pre-marital pregnancy across settings. In the nine countries where we documented knowledge about
< Previous page Introductory research brief on marriageability Once the girl has reached marriageable age, a suitor will be found... In our tradition, girls are cut to ensure their marriageability... If marriage is delayed, the girl risks becoming spoilt and unmarriageable... The term “marriageability” is frequently used in marriage
