Editing Child marriage (section)

==Problems (gendered effects)==
Child marriage has lasting consequences on girls, from their health (mental and physical), education, and social development perspectives.<ref name="Parsons"/> These consequences last well beyond adolescence.<ref name=hrwconsq/> One of the most common causes of death for girls aged 15 to 19 in developing countries was pregnancy and childbirth.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/12/01/247843225/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-child-marriage 5 Things you may not know about Child Marriage] NPR, Washington DC</ref> In [[Niger]], estimated to have the world's highest rate of child marriage, approximately three out of four girls marry before their 18th birthday.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.girlsnotbrides.org/child-marriage/niger/|title=Niger |work= Girls Not Brides|access-date=2016-07-09 |last1=Brides |first1=Girls Not }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icrw.org/child-marriage-facts-and-figures|title=Child Marriage Facts and Figures – ICRW – PASSION. PROOF. POWER.|access-date=2018-03-03|archive-date=28 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828070027/https://www.icrw.org/child-marriage-facts-and-figures/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

Boys are sometimes married as children, almost always to a female minor. [[UNICEF]] states that "girls [are] disproportionately affected by the practice. Globally, the prevalence of child marriage among boys is just one-sixth that among girls."<ref name="Child Marriage"/> Research on the effects of child marriage on underage boys is scant, which researchers state is likely because child marriage involving boys is less common and boys do not face the adverse health effects as a result of early pregnancy and childbirth.<ref name="Gastón"/> The effects of child marriage on boys include being ill-prepared for certain responsibilities such as providing for the family, early fatherhood, and a lack of access to education and career opportunities.<ref name="Gastón"/> {{As of|2014|9}}, 156 million living men were married as underage boys.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/18/the-sad-hidden-plight-of-child-grooms.html|title=The Sad Hidden Plight of Child Grooms|first=Nina|last=Strochlic|date=18 September 2014|access-date=2016-07-09|newspaper=The Daily Beast}}</ref>

In its first in-depth analysis of child grooms, UNICEF revealed that an estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children. Of these, 1 in 5, or 23 million, boys were married before the age of 15. According to the data, the Central African Republic has the highest prevalence of child marriage among males (28%), followed by Nicaragua (19%) and Madagascar (13%). The estimates bring the total number of child brides and child grooms to 765 million. Girls remain disproportionately affected, with 1 in 5 young women aged 20 to 24 years old married before their 18th birthday, compared to 1 in 30 young men.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/115-million-boys-and-men-around-world-married-children-unicef|title=115 million boys and men around the world married as children – UNICEF|website=www.unicef.org}}</ref>