Data Sheet 2_A qualitative social network analysis of decision-making around child marriag

Three villages in Bangladesh provide the setting for this qualitative social network analysis of child marriage decisions. The dataset contains interview transcripts and network maps from 26 participants, including 6 adolescent girls married before 18 and members of their social networks. The study was authored by Anja Zinke-Allmang and published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing familial and social network structures involved in marriage decisions based on the described social network maps.
• Identifying key actors and their roles in marriage decisions based on the described thematic analysis of interviews.
• Studying perceptions of a girl's readiness for marriage based on described factors like physical growth, maturity, and household economics.
• Exploring intergenerational themes around honor and economic conditions in marriage timing as described in the results.

Strengths

• Includes qualitative data from 26 participants, providing depth on social dynamics.
• Applies a mixed-method approach combining semi-structured interviews and social network mapping as described.
• Focuses on a specific, understudied context across three villages in Bangladesh.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 31.8 KB, suggesting limited scope or a summary document rather than raw data.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and cultural bias inherent to the three studied villages in Bangladesh.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Qualitative social network analysis using semi-structured in-depth interviews and participant-created network maps.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05 04 05:30:33; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Three villages in Bangladesh