Early Marriage of Women: The Case of Bangladesh

Tahsin Farzana Jisun

The study focuses on the present scenario of early marriage in Bangladesh and also examines the factors that are associated with early marriage. The study used secondary data from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2011. This data includes face to face interview of 17,872 ever married women aged 12-49 throughout Bangladesh. Cross tabulation and Chi-Square tests were used in this study to examine the determinants of age at first marriage. Logistic regression analysis was applied to find out the most significant factors of early marriage. It was found that respondent’s education, husband’s education, place of residence, religion and respondent’s work status have the significant effect on early marriage in Bangladesh.