Cover Image
QR Code

An end in sight to early marriage? Evidence from IFPRI’s 2015 survey in rural Bangladesh

Upon request of the Governance Innovation Unit of the Prime Minister’s Office, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, IFPRI has prepared this research note using 2015 nationally representative household survey data. This note provides an overview of the state of early marriage in rural B...

Full description

Main Authors: Ahmed, Akhter, Sufian, Farha, Ghostlaw, Julie
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
Subjects:
rural population
adolescents
household surveys
marriage
age
women
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146331
Summary:Upon request of the Governance Innovation Unit of the Prime Minister’s Office, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, IFPRI has prepared this research note using 2015 nationally representative household survey data. This note provides an overview of the state of early marriage in rural Bangladesh, changes in marriage trends over a twenty-year time period, and briefly explores ways to reduce the incidence of early child marriage in Bangladesh as a conduit for development progress.

Similar Items