Recent Trends in Premarital Fertility across Sub-Saharan Africa

The rising age of first marriage across sub-Saharan Africa over the past 25 years has led many scholars to predict a concurrent increase in premarital childbearing. We examine whether this anticipated increase has materialized using data from 27 countries. Our results reveal considerable heterogenei...

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Veröffentlicht in:Studies in Family Planning. in. - Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., 1963. - 48(2017), 1, Seite 3-22
1. Verfasser: Clark, Shelley (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Koski, Alissa, Smith-Greenaway, Emily
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Studies in Family Planning. in
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Social sciences Health sciences Behavioral sciences