International Journal of Educational Research and Studies 15 Effect of early marriage and its implication on girl child education in bade emirate. Yobe state, Nigeria SN Gimba 1* , HS Muhammad 2 , HA Alabe 3 , MM Paga 4 1 School of Allied Health Science, Department of Clinical Research, Sharda University, Uttar Pradesh India 2 Department of Chemistry, Umar Suleiman College of Education Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria 3 Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Maiduguri Borno State, Nigeria 4 Department of Geography Umar Suleiman College of Education Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria Abstract The Effect of Early Marriage and its Implications on Girl Child Education has been studied in Bade Emirate council which includes Bade and Jakusko Local Government Areas. An opinion survey research design was used in which a total of one hundred (100) respondents were randomly sampled (50 from each LGA). These consist of married and unmarried males and females aged between 14- 25 years. A validated questionnaire was used as an instrument of data collection. The questionnaire is divided into two sections A and B, section A is for personal information while section B is for the four (4) figure scale (S.A = strongly agree, A = agree, S.D = strongly disagree, D = disagree). The result indicates that there are lots of negative social, educational and health implications on Girl Child that marry only in Bade Emirate Council as shown in Tables 1,2,3and 4. Keywords: early marriage, education, implication, girl child, vasco virginal fistula. Introduction Early marriage is defined as a formal marriages or customary and statutory unions recognised as a marriage before the age of 18 (at 18 a girl is still considered a child under the convention on the right of the child except in countries were the age of maturity is lower): following marriage a girl is expected to set aside her childhood and assume the role of a woman, embarking immediately upon a life that include sex, motherhood and all the household duties traditionally expected of a wife. (Solivetti, 1994) [3] Early marriage refers to any marriage of a child younger than 18 years in accordance to article 1 of convention on the rights of the child. (Unicef, 2005) [5] Although early marriage extends to boys as well, the number of girls involved is far greater. According to an analysis of a household survey data for 49 developing countries conducted by Unicef (2005) [5] , 48% of south Asia females aged 15-24 had married before the age of 18. The corresponding figures in the 29 countries far Latin America and the Caribbean are 42% and 29% respectively. Early marriage can be a violation of children’s basic right- to a childhood, to an education, to good health and to make decisions about their own lives, the physical, emotional and social effects of early marriage are varied, but one of the most common outcomes is the withdrawal of girl child from formal education. (Lewis, 2006) [2] Early marriage also has physical implications for young girl’s notably pre-matured pregnancy and child birth, which entails vastly increased risk of maternal and neonatal mortality. Pregnancy-related death are the leading causes of mortality for 15-19 years old girls world-wide, either they are married or not and those under 15 are five times more likely to die than women in their 20’s (Unicef, 2006) [6] While early child marriage affects both sexes, girls are dis- proportionately affected as they are the majority of the victims. There overall development is compromised, living them socially isolated with little education, skills and opportunities for employment and self-realization. This leaves child bride more vulnerable to poverty, poor parental care, a consequence of child marriage as well as a cause. (1child network & support, 2017) [4] Early marriage is now widely recognised as a violation of children’s right a direct form of discrimination against the girl child who as a result of the practice is often deprived of her basic rights to health, educational and social developments. Tradition, religious extremism and poverty continue to fuel the practice of child marriage, despite its strong association with adverse reproductive health outcomes and the lack of education of girl. (1child network & support, 2017) [4] Studies indicates that women who marry at a young ages are more likely to believe that it is sometimes acceptable for a husband to bet his wife, and are therefore more likely to experience domestic violence themselves. Violent behaviour can take the form of physical harm, psychological attack, threatening behaviour and forced sexual acts including rape. (1child network & support, 2017) [4] Child marriage is also a strategy for economic survival as families marry off their daughter at an early age to reduce their economic burden. (Unicef, 2016) [8] Statement of the Problem In addition to educational setback, early marriage vastly increases risk of maternal and neonatal mortality and is a leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths for 15-19 year old girls world-wide. International Journal of Educational Research and Studies www.journalofeducation.net Online ISSN: 2664-6811; Print ISSN: 2664-6803 Received: 03-02-2019; Accepted: 04-03-2019 Volume 1; Issue 2; April 2019; Page No. 15-17