Factors Affecting on Early Marriage of Women in Rural Areas, Bangladesh

Authors

  • Israth Sultana IIUC
  • Mohammad Emdad Hossain IIUC
  • Mohammad Nazmul Hoq IIUC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18034/ajhal.v4i1.315

Keywords:

Age at First Marriage, Cross-tabulation analysis, Logistic regression analysis, Rural, Bangladesh

Abstract

Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world where population growth rate is 1.6 percent (Wikipedia). Early marriage is one of the important factors of population growth. This paper uses data from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 to examine different socio-economic and demographic factors that are correlated to age at first marriage of women in the rural area. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyzes have been used to estimate the factors effect on age at first marriage. The results show that respondent’s education, husband’s education, husband’s occupation, religion, region and socio-economic status have a significant effect on age at first marriage of women in the rural area by both Cross-tabulation and Logistic regression analyzes. Moreover, access to mass media has found a significant association with age at first marriage in the rural area by Cross-tabulation analysis.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Israth Sultana, IIUC

    Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong, BANGLADESH

  • Mohammad Emdad Hossain, IIUC

    Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong, BANGLADESH

  • Mohammad Nazmul Hoq, IIUC

    Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong, BANGLADESH

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2017-06-30

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017): January - June Issue

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Sultana, I. ., Hossain, M. E. ., & Hoq, M. N. . (2017). Factors Affecting on Early Marriage of Women in Rural Areas, Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Humanity, Art and Literature, 4(1), 17-26. https://doi.org/10.18034/ajhal.v4i1.315
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