Publications

Getting the Evidence: Asia Child Marriage Initiative

The Asia Child Marriage Initiative report provides evidence on the causes of child marriage practices in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan. It also recommends how to increase protection of…
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Men matter – Engaging men for better MNCH outcomes

This report describes the results of a primary qualitative research study on 2 Plan International-supported maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) programmes with male engagement components…
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Child Marriage in Bangladesh: Findings from a National Survey…

This survey by Plan International Bangladesh and icddr,b finds that a lack of education is strongly associated with levels of child marriage.
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Child marriage in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. Around two thirds of women aged 20 to 24 marry before the age of 18, despite the minimum legal age being 18 for females.…
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