“Then I will say that we have to marry each other”: A qualitative view of premarital pregnancy as a driver of child marriage in Malawi”
), Nancy Mulauzi(2), James Mkandawire(3), Grace Saul(4), Sajeda Amin(5),
(1) Population Council, New York, USA
(2) Invest in Knowledge Initiative, Zomba, Malawi
(3) Invest in Knowledge Initiative, Zomba, Malawi
(4) Population Council, New York, USA
(5) Population Council, New York, USA
Corresponding Author
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