Factors Affecting an Age at First Marriage among Female Adolescents in Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorChowdhury, Abdul Hamid
dc.contributor.authorHoq, Mohammad Nazmul
dc.contributor.authorHossain, Mohammad Emdad
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Md. Musa
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-14T12:12:34Z
dc.date.available2019-07-14T12:12:34Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVolume 3; Number 9; 2013; Page: 131-139en_US
dc.identifier.issnp22221719
dc.identifier.issne22222863
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.iiuc.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/88203/1498
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Knowledge Sharing Platformen_US
dc.subjectAdolescenceen_US
dc.subjectAge at first marriageen_US
dc.subjectContingency tableen_US
dc.subjectOdds ratioen_US
dc.titleFactors Affecting an Age at First Marriage among Female Adolescents in Bangladeshen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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