Marriage patterns in Ankole, South-Western Uganda
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Africa
Uganda
Ankole
marriage
marriage dissolution
divorce
remarriage
brideweath
types of marriage
marriage patterns
fertility
high fertility
Nyankole
marriage customs
nutrition
infant mortality
Banyankole
Runyankole
Bairu
Bahima
rural
census
surveys
fertility rates
age at marriage
widowhood
separated
monogamy
polygyny
Uganda
Ankole
marriage
marriage dissolution
divorce
remarriage
brideweath
types of marriage
marriage patterns
fertility
high fertility
Nyankole
marriage customs
nutrition
infant mortality
Banyankole
Runyankole
Bairu
Bahima
rural
census
surveys
fertility rates
age at marriage
widowhood
separated
monogamy
polygyny
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This paper studies marriage patterns and systems in Ankole. Discussed in the study are age at marriage, proportion married,marriage dissolution, remarriages, types of marriage and bridewealth. The paper finds that most of the marriage patterns are among the major causes of high fertility in the area.
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1988-08-01
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African Demography Working Papers Working Paper No. 16 August 1988