PERCEPTION and ATTITUDES Sexual Relation I AGREE Marrying the GIRL who elopes with her boyfriend right away is understandable. 127 respondents I DISAGREE 79 respondents If she wants to? IF SO, I AGREE 62% 10 respondents I STILL DISAGREE 69 respondents I AGREE Marrying the BOY who elopes with his girlfriend right away is understandable. 123 respondents I DISAGREE 83 respondents If he wants to? IF SO, I AGREE 60% 15 respondents I STILL DISAGREE 68 respondents My family wanted to force me to marry someone I didn't love. I didn't want to marry that person, so I found someone else and ran away. I found out that the person I eloped with had two other wives. I realised I made a mistake, but I had to get married because I was ashamed to go back home. If his girlfriend’s family pressures on him? IF SO, I AGREE 1 respondent I STILL DISAGREE 67 respondents Three participants answered ‘I was eloped’ when asked about their acquaintance with the person they married. In line with the attitude indicated by the data analysis, the statements of these participants indicate that the phenomenon of ‘elopement/abduction’ remains among the root causes of child marriages. 45