Aminul Haque
Knowledge, Approach and Status of Early Marriage in Bangladesh
Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology|Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
early marriage key indicator assess development nationearly marriage specifically associated unavoidable predicament like social physical outcomes mood disorders depression anxiety obsessive makes dismayeven possibilities iron calcium deficiency pregnancy age 18 increased leads osteoporosis anaemiait also enhances risk cervical cancer wella descriptive type cross sectional study conducted assess knowledge approach status early marriage bangladesh 300 eligible couples reproductive age taken sampledata collected structured questionnaire face face interview analyzed spss version 170 including descriptive statistic using mean standard deviation percentage chisquare test describe associationthe respondents got married age 16193522female meansd years 222210532male years frequency early marriage 65 bangladeshonly 22 respondents standard education 633 female respondents housewife showed rate literacy working women increasing bangladesh even significant association exists age early marriage occupation respondents x 2 10433 p value 0034813 respondents nuclear family significant relation type family age early marriage x 2 4136 p value 0042average monthly household income 122265787366taka 103 5000 taka 4 income 20000 taka5533 marriage registration 153 child birth registration childall respondents agreed stop early marriage showed positive attitude 99 thought female 18 years suitable marriagethese study results specifically showed necessity bangladesh give attention issue graduate least developed country ldc list