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David Ajikobi
AFRICA CHECK (Maiduguri, Nigeria)

"Nigeria's 2013 Demographic and Health Survey found that 47.7% of women aged 20 to 49 years were married before their 18th birthday. The share ranged from a low of 42.8% for women aged 20 to 24, to a high of 55.5% for women between 45 and 49..."

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Abstract:

David Ajikobi
AFRICA CHECK (Maiduguri, Nigeria)

"Nigeria's 2013 Demographic and Health Survey found that 47.7% of women aged 20 to 49 years were married before their 18th birthday. The share ranged from a low of 42.8% for women aged 20 to 24, to a high of 55.5% for women between 45 and 49..."

URL to article: https://africacheck.org/reports/do-45-of-nigerian-women-get-married-before-their-18th-birthday/