Factors associated with female age at first marriage: An analysis using all waves of the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey

In conventional Muslim societies, fertility occurs within the marital union. Therefore, fertility outcomes depend on females’ age at first marriage (AFM). The present study explores the pattern of AFM in Pakistan, analyses of which are scarce in the literature. We aim to identify the factors associa...

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Main Authors: Afza Rasul, Jamal Abdul Nasir, Sohail Akhtar, Andrew Hinde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8923498/?tool=EBI