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.)