Factors Affecting Early Marriage in Bangladesh

Masudul Islam; Md. Rasel Kabir; Md. Salauddin Khan; Raju Roy

Factors Affecting Early Marriage in Bangladesh

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Abstract

This study based on BDHS-2007 data of 10,996 ever married women presents the current scenario of female age at marriage in Bangladesh and its noteworthy impact on fertility as epoch at first marriage has a chief upshot on childbearing as women who get married before time contain, on an average, a longer era of disclosure to the risk of fetching pregnant and a superior figure of lifetimes birth. Logistic regression model was conceded to this cram with the effects of the allied explanatory variables tested by chi-square test on early matrimony. Respondents’ work status, education level, religion, wealth index and partners’ educational level drastically guessed the early marriage. Women from the rural area be located to acquire married 1.50 period more anticipated than the women from inner-city.

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Masudul Islam, Md. Rasel Kabir, Md. Salauddin Khan, Raju Roy. 2016. "Factors Affecting Early Marriage in Bangladesh". Global Journal of Science Frontier Research - I: Interdisciplinary GJSFR-I Volume 16 (GJSFR Volume 16 Issue 12 (I1)).

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Submission ReceivedFebruary 3, 2016
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Country: Bangladesh

Subject: Global Journal of Science Frontier Research - I: Interdisciplinary

Authors: Md. Rasel Kabir, Masudul Islam, Md. Salauddin Khan, Raju Roy (PhD/Dr. count: 0)

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