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Child marriage can be prevented by simple interventions such as community conversations, school supplies for girls, and giving families economic incentives to delay marriage, according to research conducted in sub-Saharan Africa.
"One of the findings is that you can do a modest, cost-contained intervention that will make a difference," said Annabel Erulkar, lead researcher and Ethiopia country director for the Population Council, which carried out the study.
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