Despite increasing international attention to child marriage and its negative health and social consequences, little is known about the knowledge and beliefs of individuals who are in control of negotiating children's marriages and of the social context in which these individuals function. Using data from a 2007 cross-sectional household survey and multilevel logistic regression models, this pa...

This study assessed the attitude of unmarried youths towards Mandatory Premarital HIV Testing (MPHT) in Ibadan Northwest Local Government Area. A three-stage sampling technique was used to select 571 unmarried youths from households. A validated questionnaire was used for the collection of the data. Descriptive, Chi-square statistics and logistics regression were used to analyze the data. Mean ...

For marriage, we need at least a positive tendency but a forced or expedient marriage leads to divorce. Living in a society full of loving and respecting each other is necessary and it is an outcome of an organized family. This paper tries to analyze the effect of social structure on establishment of sustainable relation and emotional relationship. We can examine this subject from two point ...

Thalassaemia major is a relatively common disease in Lebanon. This study of 41 families with 54 patients attending the American University of Beirut Medical Center was conducted to define some aspects of the disease in Lebanon and to assess the attitudes of affected families on relevant psychosocial and economic issues. We conclude that because of the high frequency of consanguineous marriage, ...

The role of marriage attitude and emotional maturity in predicting instability women men