The Effects of Child Marriage on the Girl Child’s Wellbeing and Future: A Study of Children in Kasoa

Abstract

Child marriage is a very critical social problem that derives attention. There are limited studies regarding the examining child marriage within the Kasoa communities especially with regards to the Kasoa Zongo community. The aim of the study is to examine the risks associated to child marriage in the community, and also to examine the reasons why people still practice child marriage in this modern era. This research is grounded by the Social Learning Theory. A qualitative research approach is used for the study where a semi-structured interview guide is administered to sampled respondents and the data gathered is analyzed and expressed in descriptive terms for easy comprehension. This will aid in identifying the study findings for drawing conclusions and making recommendations. The findings of the study proved that young girls truly suffer a lot of abuse when they are forced to marry. Most of them become school dropouts and mothers at a very tender age. In some cases, the girls run away from the marriage and no one seems to know their whereabouts.