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Validity of self‐reported age at marriage in rural India
Author(s) -
Raj Anita
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/ijgo.12131
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , birth records , rural area , gerontology , pregnancy , birth weight , pathology , sociology , genetics , biology
Despite being questioned as a survey measurement tool, self‐reported age at marriage appeared valid in rural India, where a lack of birth records persists.