Jacquelyn Potvin, Kelsi Chappell, Kate Balestracci, Geoffrey W Greene, Sara Sweetman, Sarah Amin
Formative evaluation of a STEAM and nutrition education summer program for low-income youth
Evaluation and program planning
early marriage highly prevalent bangladesh linked range adverse outcomes including maternal child mortality however research regional variations factors associated early marriage scarce bangladesh study aimed explore geographical variations predictors early marriage bangladesh data women aged 2024 bangladesh demographic health survey 201718 analysed occurrence early marriage outcome variable explanatory variables several individual household communitylevel factors geographical hot spots cold spots early marriage first determined using global morans statistic multilevel mixedeffect poisson regression used determine association early marriage individual household communitylevel factors almost 59 women aged 2024 reported married reached 18 hotspots early marriage mainly concentrated rajshahi rangpur barishal cold spots sylhet chattogram divisions prevalence early marriage lower among higher educated adjusted prevalence ratio apr 045 95 ci 040 052 nonmuslim women apr 089 95 ci 079 099 counterparts higher communitylevel poverty significantly associated early marriage apr 116 95 ci 104 129 study concludes promoting girls education awarenessbuilding programs adverse effects early marriage proper application child marriage restraint act particularly disadvantaged communities recommended