Early Marriage: A Harmful Traditional Practice on Girl Child

Abstract

Early marriage is one of the harmful traditional practices on girl child which tend to affect her life and her contributions to the society at large. This paper explores the factors behind it in the prevalence area such as poverty, bride price, insecurity and social pressure as well as socio-cultural and religious reasons. The paper addressed its devastating effects on health, psycho-social as well as the education of girl child. The paper also discussed education as a tool for curbing this ugly situation. Finally, pertinent recommendations were made to improve girl child education to curtail early marriage.