title: Socioeconomic and cultural differentials in age at marriage and the effect on fertility in Nepal.
abstract: Age at marriage is one of the factors that influence the fertility behaviour of women, particularly in a society like Nepal where contraceptive use is low. Socioeconomic and cultural factors, particularly religion and ethnicity, are important variables in determining age at marriage in Nepal. Fertility was negatively related with age at marriage. Marriage duration had a greater influence on fertility than age at marriage, although these were strongly correlated.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Programme in Demography, Australian National University, Canberra.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Aryal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal; D010298:Parity; D012067:Religion; D012423:Rural Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014504:Urban Health