title: Examining the relationship between age at first marriage, education and the timing of marital dissolution in Ghana.
abstract: "This study utilizes the family-life course perspective with survival tables and proportional hazard rate analysis to examine the timing patterns of marital dissolution in Ghana at various durations of marriage. Using data from the Ghana Fertility Survey (GFS) 1979/1980, this study has found evidence to support research from western industrial countries that young age at marriage compared to the cultural norm increases the probability of divorce.... It is found that for those with no education, divorce rates are not affected by age at marriage, while for those with some education, later marriage leads to lower dissolution rates."
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oheneba-sakyi
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000354:Africa, Western; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004243:Divorce; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005869:Ghana; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Cultural Background; Demographic Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Divorce; Economic Factors; Educational Status; English Speaking Africa; Family And Household; Family Life Cycle; Family Research; Ghana; Marriage; Marriage Age; Marriage Duration; Marriage Patterns; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Western Africa