The current international approach to child marriage is the complete prohibition of marriage under the age of 18. Child marriage is considered a problem internationally, and those who practice it tend to be viewed as ‘traditional’, that is, insufficiently modern. This article aims to challenge this viewpoint, by discussing data that show that these young people use under-age marriage as a solution to navigate the modern world in which they live. As child marriage is rather a symptom of unplanned pregnancy outside of wedlock, the policies and programs should be redirected to address this root cause.

中文翻译：

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童婚是巴厘岛现代青年的“解决方案”

当前的童婚国际方法是完全禁止18岁以下的结婚。童婚在国际上被认为是一个问题，而实行童婚的人们往往被视为“传统”，即不够现代。本文旨在通过讨论数据来挑战这一观点，这些数据表明这些年轻人使用未成年婚姻作为解决他们生活在现代世界中的解决方案。由于童婚是非婚外意外怀孕的症状，因此应重新制定政策和计划以解决这一根本原因。