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What"s in the gap? : factors associated with the interval between age at first sex and age at first marriage in Cameroon and their implications for reproductive health and women"s empowerment
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What"s in the gap? : factors associated with the interval between age at first sex and age at first marriage in Cameroon and their implications for reproductive health and women"s empowerment
Recent research on reproductive and sexual health has focused on age at marriage as a determinant of an array of population and health outcomes.
Subaiya, Lekha; Johnson, Kiersten · 2008
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Abstract
We argue that, for many reproductive health concerns, it is not age at marriage that should be the focus of analysis but rather the number of years that have elapsed between sexual debut and marriage. This paper explores the factors associated with the length of the interval between initiation of sex and formation of a union in order to gain insight into this aspect of women"s reproductive lives. (Author abstract)
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