Research Article
Determinants of Early Marriage from Married Girls’ Perspectives in Iranian Setting: A Qualitative Study
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of participants.
| Age of teen pregnant (mean year/month) | 16.1 | Age of husband (mean year/month) | 22.6 | Differences between ages of participants and their husband (mean year/month) | 6.11 | Educational level of participants | | Illiterate | 0 | Elementary school | 0 | Junior high school | 11 | Senior high school | 4 | Educational level of husband | | Illiterate | 0 | Elementary school | 0 | Junior high school | 3 | Senior high school | 3 | Diploma | 5 | Academic | 4 | Occupation status of participants | | Employed | 0 | Household | 15 | Living with father-/mother-in-law | | Yes | 13 | No | 2 | Length of marriage (mean/month) | 10 | Duration of interviews (mean) | 87 (min.) |
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