Factors Affecting an Age at First Marriage among Female Adolescents in Bangladesh
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Date
2013
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International Knowledge Sharing Platform
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to study the factors associated with age at first marriage among female adolescents
utilizing the nationally representative survey data of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS),
2007. Logistic regression analyses have been used to study the factors affecting on age at first marriage in
Bangladesh. Respondent’s educations, husband’s education, region and working status of respondents are found
to have significant effect on age at first marriage. Findings need to be scientifically utilized in developing
suitable programs addressing the case of early marriage, particularly in Barisal, Khulna and Rajshahi.
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Keywords
Adolescence, Age at first marriage, Contingency table, Odds ratio
Citation
Volume 3; Number 9; 2013; Page: 131-139