Teenage marriage practice of Muslim women and its effect on their reproductive health

Abstract

The title of the research is "Teenage Marriage practice of Muslim women and its effect on their Reproductive Health. The objectives of the study were to identify the situation of teenage marriage in the Muslim community, to find out the main cause of teenage marriage in Muslim community and effects of on reproductive health. This study used quantitative and descriptive design. Total 82 respondents who were the married before 20 years and taken from 165 based on the household and census method. For this research I used interview schedule as tool for interview. This study covers the physical, mental, socio-economic aspects. Based on the data obtained, adolescents of Muslim community had been studied up to the secondary level. The main occupation was business. Looking at the practice, the number early of marriage seems to higher with 47.47 percent getting married in 15-19 years. Some teenagers were found married at the 15 years. The reason behind getting married so early can be seen falling in love, family rituals, poverty, etc. Due to economic constraints, higher education is not possible and there is a tradition of getting married in an early age. Regarding the use of contraceptives, many have used three-month injection and Norplant. According to society‘s policy, abortion is prohibited. The desired appropriate age for the marriage was reported as 20-30 years.Due to this, many children are born. Besides, they faced problems in reproductive health during marriage and childbirth. Therefore, it is necessary to stop this practice