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Marital structure and birth rate in Nepal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

John Stoeckel ,
Jayanti M Tuladhar ,
B.B Gubhaju  and
P. L Joshi
John Stoeckel
Affiliation:
Family Planning Research and Evaluation Unit, Kathmandu, Nepal
Jayanti M Tuladhar
Affiliation:
Family Planning Research and Evaluation Unit, Kathmandu, Nepal
B.B Gubhaju
Affiliation:
Family Planning Research and Evaluation Unit, Kathmandu, Nepal
P. L Joshi
Affiliation:
Family Planning Research and Evaluation Unit, Kathmandu, Nepal
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The shift in the marital structure of Nepal between 1961 and 1971 has been analysed, and its implications for the CBR in 1971, Although there has been a slight increase in the age at marriage, over 90% of Nepali women were married by the ages of 20–24 years in 1971 and the overall marital structure of 1971 is more favourable to a higher CBR than the structure at the beginning of the decade. This is primarily due to a decline in the incidence of widowhood which has increased the proportions of potential child-bearing women and consequently the number of births. Thus shifts in the marital structure between 1961 and 1971 could have provided little impetus to a decline in the CBR of the country.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , April 1976 , pp. 79 - 84
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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