Child marriage and its impact on fertility and fertility-related outcomes in South Asian countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11495358 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Mostafa Kamal (0000-0001-9838-4214, Islamic University, corresponding author), SM Mostafa Kamal (Islamic University), Efehan Ulas (0000-0002-6009-0074, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada; Department of Statistics, Cankiri Karatekin University, Turkey) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 362-377 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0268580920961316 |
| OpenAlex | W3104545953 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 22 |
Although South Asia (SA) is reported as a home of child marriage, the association of child marriage with fertility and fertility-related outcomes in this region is poorly explored. The most recent data of the Demographic and Health Survey of six SA countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan – have been used in this article. The unit of analysis is 584,213 currently married women aged 20–49. The outcomes of interest are fertility and fertility-outcomes. Quantitatively important and reliable estimates were obtained from the statistical analyses. The results are presented by odds ratios with 95% CIs. Findings reveal that, overall, 42.1% of the respondents were married-off before age 18. The prevalence of child marriage was lowest in the Maldives and highest in Bangladesh at 20.5% and 74.4% respectively. The likelihood of early childbirth and repeated childbirth were significantly ( p
Biology · Child marriage · Child mortality · Childbirth · Family planning · Fertility · Geography · Logistic regression · Odds · Population · Pregnancy · Reproductive health · Research methodology · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Unintended pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 2.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |