Socio-Economic Characteristics of Ghanaian Women in Polygynous Marriages

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ID21022673
AuthorsRoger Klomegah (Department of Sociology, South Dakota University, Brookings, South Dakota 57006 U.S.A., corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume28
Issue1
Pages73-88
Publication date1997-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.28.1.73
OpenAlexW2979942311
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited11

This paper tests hypotheses regarding the association of socio-economic factors with type of marriage (monogamy and polygyny) in Ghana using a sample of 1797 wives from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data (1988). It is shown that the sample is characterized by general p9lygyny. The prevalence of polygyny is also estimated in tei:ms of its incidence, intensity and general index. The data reveal a significant association between education and type of marriage. Education is positively related to monogamy and negatively to polygyny. No significant association is found between women’s occupation and the type of marriage in which they are Place of resisdence and type of marriage are also significantly related. More rural women than urban women are found in polygynous marriages, and more urban women than rural women are found in monogamous marriages. Religion is significantly related to type of marriage. Orthodox Western religion is positively related to monogamy but negatively rehted to polygyny. Moslems, and traditional religion practitioners seem to be highly represented in polygyny

Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Polygyny · Population · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Medicine · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

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