Factors and Consequences of Early Marriage among Women in Community, Chitwan
Abstract: Child marriage in Nepal is considered a major barrier to the nation's social and economic development as well as a major women's health concern. The objective was to find out prevalence, factors and consequences of early marriage among women of Tharu and Bote community. Comparative descriptive research design was adopted and a total 144 married Tharu and Bote women were selected by quota sampling technique in Kalika municipality-5, Chitwan from 28 August to 4 September, 2018. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive (Frequency, percentage, median & quartile) and inferential statistics (Chi-square) was used to analyze data. Majority of married Tharu (72.2%) and Bote (90.3%) women had early marriage (Md: 17.50 years, IQR: 20-15) & (Md: 16 years, IQR: 25-18) respectively. Married Tharu (68.1%) and Bote (80.6%) women had early pregnancy (Md: 18, IQR: 20-16) & (Md: 17, IQR: 19-15.50) respectively. There was significant association between early marriage and illiterate (p=0.029), adult and basic education (p=0.001), business, daily wages, student and unemployed (p=0.026), not aware about legal age of marriage (p
Keywords: Early marriage, Early pregnancy, Consequences, Tharu, Bote
How to Cite?: Gayatri Rana, Rajan Shrestha, "Factors and Consequences of Early Marriage among Women in Community, Chitwan", Volume 11 Issue 4, April 2022, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 646-650, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR22411122219, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR22411122219