What is it about?
In sub-Saharan Africa particularly in Nigeria, the age at which women become married influence their fertility behaviour, which in turn affect their level of economic empowerment.
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Why is it important?
This study is important because it draws attention to the role raising age at first marriage may play in reducing women's childbearing burden, and improving women's level of economic empowerment.
Perspectives
Women's childbearing burden may not reduce in Nigeria until more women are able to delay marriage.
Dr Lukman Bola Solanke
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This page is a summary of: Marriage Age, Fertility Behavior, and Women’s Empowerment in Nigeria, SAGE Open, November 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2158244015617989.
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