Consanguineous marriage and differentials in age at marriage, contraceptive use and fertility in Pakistan

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-138

  Hussain, R ^a   Bittles, A H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PAKISTAN;

ASIA; BIOLOGY; CONSANGUINITY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE; CURRENTLY MARRIED--WOMEN; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIFFERENTIAL FERTILITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MARRIAGE AGE; MARRIAGE PATTERNS; NUPTIALITY; PAKISTAN; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOUTHERN ASIA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SQUATTERS--WOMEN; STUDIES; SURVEYS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 0032949896     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932099001212     Document Type: Article

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