Child Marriage Rates in India and Zambia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pascal Mohamed Mounchid's dataset examines child marriage rates in India and Zambia during the COVID-19 pandemic. It contains quantitative and qualitative data collected from 3,049 adolescent girls aged 13–18 in India and 1,615 aged 15–19 in Zambia between February and September 2022. The analysis focuses on socio-cultural and economic influences, including dowry and bride price practices.

Use Cases

• Analyze the pandemic's effect on child marriage rates based on quantitative data from two countries.
• Study the relationship between dowry demands and marriage timing based on qualitative findings described.
• Compare socio-cultural influences on marriage practices between India and Zambia.
• Model the impact of economic instability on child marriage using multi-variable linear probability regression results.

Strengths

• Includes data from 3,049 adolescent girls in India and 1,615 in Zambia.
• Combines quantitative and qualitative data collected between February and September 2022.
• Focuses on specific socio-cultural factors: dowry in India and bride price in Zambia.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is 5.5 KB, indicating a very limited scope of data.

Provenance

Source

Pascal Mohamed Mounchid

Collection Method

Data collected from adolescent girls via surveys and interviews.

Time Range

February to September 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 17:36:17; freshness should be verified.

Geography

India and Zambia