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NEWS 11 March 2026 Collaboration between researchers and religious leaders led to a cut in the likelihood of early marriage by 80%. By Mariana Lenharo0
Mariana Lenharo Mariana Lenharo is a reporter for Nature in New York City. View author publications Search author on: PubMed Google Scholar Email Bluesky Facebook
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An educational programme for young girls in northern Nigeria that involved local religious leaders massively reduced the number of child marriages, a study reported in Nature today has found1. Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription 27,99 € / 30 days cancel any timeLearn moreSubscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access 199,00 € per yearonly 3,90 € per issueLearn moreRent or buy this articlePrices vary by article typefrom$1.95to$39.95Learn morePrices
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00796-2Read the associated Policy Brief: ‘Marriage of adolescent girls in Nigeria reduced by 80% by ‘big push’ intervention’.
ReferencesCohen, I., Abubakar, M. & Perlman, D. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10206-2 (2026).Article Google Scholar Download references Reprints and permissions
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