Girls' Attitudes Towards Child Marriage in India and Zambia, 2022

February to September 2022 data from 3,049 adolescent girls aged 13–18 in India and 1,615 aged 15–19 in Zambia examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child marriage rates. Quantitative and qualitative data collected by Pascal Mohamed Mounchid focuses on socio-cultural and economic influences, including bride price and dowry practices. The dataset likely contains responses and analysis regarding marriage attitudes and pandemic-related changes.

Use Cases

• Analyze pandemic-induced changes in child marriage rates based on quantitative survey data.
• Compare socio-cultural drivers like dowry and bride price across different countries.
• Study the relationship between economic shocks and family decision-making based on qualitative insights.
• Model the probability of child marriage using multi-variable linear probability regression methods.
• Investigate adolescent girls' perspectives on marriage practices during a health crisis.

Strengths

• Includes a substantial sample size of 4,664 adolescent girls across two countries.
• Combines quantitative and qualitative data collection methods for a multi-faceted analysis.
• Focuses on a specific time period (February–September 2022) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Examines distinct local socio-cultural contexts (dowry in India, bride price in Zambia).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (1016.0 B), suggesting limited scope or possibly only containing analysis code.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Data collected from adolescent girls via surveys and interviews.

Time Range

February to September 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 17:36:09; freshness should be verified.

Geography

India and Zambia