Authors : Tapan Kumar Roy
Abstract: The primary data was collected from 600 ever-married women in Rasjshahi district, Bangladesh. The findings show that 90% marriages occur at early ages and mean age at marriage is very low i.e. 15.33 years. Literate women marry later than their illiterate counterparts. In this study the multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify the factors affecting early marriage. It provides that woman�s education, work status of women, husband�s education, family composition and mass-media exposure variables are the important determinants for early marriage.
Tapan Kumar Roy , 2008. Determinants of Early Marriage in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 5: 606-611.