Marriage is an important institution for both individuals and society as a whole. It is a significant event in the life …-Saharan pattern of marriage as “early and universal”. Early and virtually continuous marriage throughout a woman's reproductive years … is also maintained by several related marriage customs including polygyny, levirate marriage, and bride wealth or bride …

marriage behavior in determining fertility levels. Coale's parameters of the age pattern of first marriage ao, k and C are … translated into Im-type measures. A system of indices is developed to represent the effects of the prevalence and age patterns of … first marriage, marital disruption and remarriage on fertility. Techniques for obtaining detailed information on the process …

The presentation shows the consequences of child marriage, how to prevent child marriage. [Power Point Presentation]. …

statistically significant and strong positive effect on a woman’s age at first marriage; the effect remaining robust in the … of birth are also significantly associated with age at first marriage. …This paper investigates the effect of education on the timing of marriage among Kenyan women and the relative effects …

This paper investigates, both theoretically and empirically, the effect of sociability on the age of marriage …. Theoretically, a more sociable individual has higher chances of finding a suitable partner for marriage early in life, and hence is … afford to be more selective in choosing a mate and therefore will tend to postpone marriage until the most suitable partner …

age, educational attainment, marital status and presence of children above 10 years have a positive impact on female …