Coronavirus or the most prominent word of 2020 i.e. Covid-19
has brought several unseen conditions in the world and the whole world is
suffering from the economic crisis, the death of their citizens, lockdown, and many
more. India is also suffered a lot due to this Virus. We already discussed
or read so much about the impact of Coronavirus across the globe and in recent
days, one more study came where it addressed two more problems that happened in
the world due to Coronavirus.
It is:
➨Child Marriage
➨Childbirth.
This post is shared by one of our readers (Mansi Sharma). She
is a very well-known writer continuously writing content on social issues. In
the coming blog, we would love to cover the stats related to childbirth as well.
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Nowadays, India is confronting several problems that emerge
either due to the Coronavirus created by China or due to the bad neighbour of
India such as China, Pakistan & these days Nepal as well.
Out of nowhere, we ran over a news feature that till June 27
the administration had mediated to stop 5,584 child marriages in India. It is
still in continuation where numerous episodes are unreported because of less
instruction among individuals and casualty needs more access to police
protection and now and again even need strength.
What is Child Marriage
As per the Indian Law, A marriage is called child marriage if
the age of the girl is less than 18 years or the age of the boy is less than
21. As per the report published by UNICEF, here are some insights related
to the girl’s marriage.
➨27% of the Indian girls are married before their 18th
birthday.
➨7% of the Indian girls are married before their 15th
birthday.
Why there is an increase in child marriages in this
Covid-19?
The idea of child marriage isn't new in India. There is a tremendous
spike in child marriages in India during this pandemic and it is increasing at
a rapid pace is the direct result of neediness.
This pandemic has shaken the nation's economy troubling
individuals and needy individuals at most. As per the report published in the
Indian newspapers, mainly girls become the victim of child marriage, and out of
100% child marriage cases, underage girls are found in 93% cases while in 7%
cases, underage boys are found. If we further bifurcate the girl’s percentage,
we found, 39% of young ladies are age 11 to 15 years of age, and 60% are 16 to
18 years of age.
Unemployment, relocation, and soar in poverty are the
significant highlights adding to the ongoing spike in child marriage. States
like West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, and Manipur are with the most noteworthy the pace of child marriage followed by Bihar, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, and numerous
different states too where pandemic, as well as another catastrophe, is
drumming them at an antagonistic rate.
What will happen if it continues at the same pace
If child marriage keeps on being thriving at that point, it
will put more than 4,000,000 young ladies in danger of being hitched at an
early age. India's populace involves 27% urban populace where these things are
less likely to occur while the rural populace of India is 73% where poverty,
employment, etc. are the major factors responsible for child marriage.
What will be the impacts of child marriage?
Young girls are mainly affected by child marriages in
comparison to young boys as they move from their house to a new house at a very
early age of their life. They must compromise their wishes and as newlywed
girls, they stay inside the house and are not able to enjoy their childhood. In most cases, they are not ready to take the family responsibilities or even
not aware of the family responsibilities
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Here in this post, we have covered some impacts of child
marriage on girls. If you like this post and want more blogs on the same
topic, please write to us in the comment box. We would bring more insights
related to this topic.
➦Stress/pressure on young girls
When the young ladies are being hitched, they are not aware of
their family responsibilities in most cases. They even don’t know what
they need to do as a bride. They are unable to handle the family pressure post-marriage
and thus resultant as an unnecessary stress
➦Early pregnancies
Child marriage forces young ladies to start sex at a
very early stage where their bodies are not ready to accept it at all. At this
stage, they are unaware of their privileges of sexual rights and conceptive well
bring. Due to early marriage, young ladies must face social strain and they
can’t even speak about their desires specifically related to safe sexual practices
and family planning. Therefore, they are bound to conceive early pregnancies
where they are not even aware of pregnancy-related wounds, for example,
obstetric fistula. Early pregnancies are also the major reason for higher
chances of miscarriage and even sometimes cause the death of a mother.
➦Prone to despondency and other psychological wellness issues
These young ladies regularly face viciousness, for example,
aggressive behaviour at home and sexual maltreatment leaving them frightened.
With nobody sharing their sentiments they adjust a few emotional well-being
issues like PTSD which inconvenience if they can remember.
➦Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is another negative drawback of child
marriage. When the young girl is forced to marriage even when she is not
crossed 18 could become the reason for violence. What happens, when she is not
mature, she is not able to handle the family pressure and sometimes not able to
perform her duty in a proper manner.
Author details-:
Author name-: Mansi Sharma
Website-: www.formingbliss.com
Links-:
1.
https://formingbliss.com/an-increase-in-child-marriage-during-the-pandemic/ --Child marriage
2.
https://formingbliss.com/lockdown-of-turmoil-domestic-violence/ --- domestic violence
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