"By justifying that child marriages are as a result of poverty, we are justifying what is not true. She added that it was folly and mischievous to use tradition, religion and culture in justifying child marriages, when society should be discouraging the practice. "Pop culture is slowly emerging as one of the contributors to child marriages. While there are ongoing researches to establish the core cause of child marriages, the figures continue to go up unabated. Issues that emerged during the discussion leading to early child marriages include abuse of orphans by their guardians, poverty, school drop-outs, abuse of technology and cultural influences.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 07, 2017 17:48 UTC