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Item AQualitative assessment on the relationshipbetween early marriage & divorce: The case of mecha woreda in amhara region(Addis Ababa University, 2008-07) mesfin, Redit; Joshi, Sandhya (PhD)Early marriage is highly prevalent in Eth iopia. It can have seve ral harmful effects on the overall we ll being of a girl child who is not mentally, psychologically, emotionally or physically prepared for a marriage l ife. Divorce rate in Ethiopia is a lso high. Early marriage is widely practiced in Amhara. Not on ly early marriage but research also shows that marriages in Amhara last on average about seven years and first marriages even less (about four years) . Nevertheless, the relationship and the intensity of the problem has not been identified particul arly for girls in Amhara region w here the problem is very high . Therefore, thi s paper prese nts the re su lt of a qualitative assessment done on girls in Mecha Woreda, Am h ara region to explore the relationship between early marriage and di vorce . The study is believed will enable to create awareness on the relationship between early man'iage and di vorce.