AGE OF MARRIAGE OF WOMEN AND LIVE CHILDREN IN FAMILY- ANALYTICAL SURVEY
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 14
Abstract
BACKGROUND Women’s lives are shaped by the customs of the community. If early marriage is the life event, subsequently available childbearing years increase and grand multiparity is the result. There is proportionate increase in number of children in family. Hence, the study aims to explore the practiced age of marriage with its effect on family size. Primary objective was to identify the target population to prevent third child birth. Secondary objective was to predict the family size in various past decades according to their past reproductive life. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2015 to September 2015. 1667 women in hospital-based population were enrolled and interrogated in local language for their present age, age of marriage and number of child birth they had during their lifespan. Dead issues were excluded from family size. Eligible patients for study included above 15 years, non-pregnant women and who gave consent to be part of the study. Exclusion criteria were pregnant cases and non-willingness to participate. Teenage marriage slab was < 20 yrs., normal age 21 - 30 yrs. and elderly group > 30 years. The data was analysed statistically to know age of marriage, reproductive lifespan and its relation to family size. According to reproductive period, exposed generation gap was calculated retrospectively. Family size was plotted in the previous years considering the 2015 as a study year, reflecting the changing trends in family size in past decades. RESULTS In the study, current mode of age is 35 years. Average age of cohabitation in the present study is 18 - 28 years. Slab of teenage marriage is < 20 yrs. Family size of three was observed in 31%. (Chi-square value= 0.110, P value= < 0.001 HS). Next slab of age of marriage is 21 - 25 years, 24% had only two issues (statistically highly significant). However, with marriage age from > 30 years either no issue or single issue both were observed in 33% population each. CONCLUSION Average age of cohabitation in the present study is 18 - 28 years. In populations with higher age at marriage, fertility generally observed is low. The earliest current age range to prevent the third child birth is age 26 to 30 years with age of marriage as 18 - 20 years. The target population to prevent third child birth is any lady of 31 - 35 years’ age group.
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Rekha Sapkal, Uttam Onkar Sapkal
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