Commentary: Investing in the poorest girls in the poorest communities early enough to make a difference
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. Girls aged 10–14 years behind in grade level for age or not in school in places where child marriage and/or HIV infection are common (Bruce, Temin, & Hallman, 2012; Clark, Bruce, & Dude, 2006); . Girls, often migrants, aged 8–15 years, living apart from their parents and not in school (Temin, Montgomery, Engebretsen, & Barker, 2013); and . Girls aged 10–24 years, married as children, many of whom also have children (Erulkar & Muthengi, 2009).
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