Early marriage, bride price and the practice of dowry in Bangladesh villages

This study estimates the incidence and correlates of early marriage and the practice of dowry in rural Bangladesh. Data for this research came from Watch, a surveillance system of BRAC covering 70 villages in I 0 regions of the country. The incidence of early marriage was reported 60.~% and the...

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1. autor:	Hadi, Abdullahel
Format:	Research report
Język:	English
Wydane:	BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) 2019
Hasła przedmiotowe:	Early marriage Dowry Bangladesh Bride price BRAC Domestic violence Child marriage Social influence
Dostęp online:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13342

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spelling	10361-133422019-12-24T21:01:09Z Early marriage, bride price and the practice of dowry in Bangladesh villages Hadi, Abdullahel Early marriage Dowry Bangladesh Bride price BRAC Domestic violence Child marriage Social influence This study estimates the incidence and correlates of early marriage and the practice of dowry in rural Bangladesh. Data for this research came from Watch, a surveillance system of BRAC covering 70 villages in I 0 regions of the country. The incidence of early marriage was reported 60.~% and the dowry practice was 50.1% in 1996. Findings reveal that such socioeconomic factors as the education of spouses, amount of land owned, socioeconomic status and media exposure has reduced the incidence of early marriage and practice of dowry while increased the amount of bride prices. Hindus were more likely to practice dowry than Muslims. The participation in micro-credit programme has not played any significant role in reducing early marriage and dowry practices in rural Bangladesh. 2019-12-24T09:11:45Z 2019-12-24T09:11:45Z 1998-04 Research report Hadi, A. (1998, April). Early marriage, bride price and the practice of dowry in Bangladesh villages. Research Reports (1998): Social Studies, Vol – XVIII, 128–130. http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13342 en application/pdf BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)
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topic	Early marriage Dowry Bangladesh Bride price BRAC Domestic violence Child marriage Social influence
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description	This study estimates the incidence and correlates of early marriage and the practice of dowry in rural Bangladesh. Data for this research came from Watch, a surveillance system of BRAC covering 70 villages in I 0 regions of the country. The incidence of early marriage was reported 60.~% and the dowry practice was 50.1% in 1996. Findings reveal that such socioeconomic factors as the education of spouses, amount of land owned, socioeconomic status and media exposure has reduced the incidence of early marriage and practice of dowry while increased the amount of bride prices. Hindus were more likely to practice dowry than Muslims. The participation in micro-credit programme has not played any significant role in reducing early marriage and dowry practices in rural Bangladesh.
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title	Early marriage, bride price and the practice of dowry in Bangladesh villages
title_short	Early marriage, bride price and the practice of dowry in Bangladesh villages
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title_full_unstemmed	Early marriage, bride price and the practice of dowry in Bangladesh villages
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publisher	BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)
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Early marriage, bride price and the practice of dowry in Bangladesh villages

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