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Some Biological and Reproductive Aspects of Married Women Born in Palestine Over the Period 1920-1969

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الديموغرافيا

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Objective: Evaluating variations in several reproductive aspects among married Palestinian women, over a period of 50 years. Method: A questionnaire with the necessary information, was distributed to 1200 married Palestinian women, of whom 1044 responded. Illiterate women were interviewed by the researchers. Results: Most women (91%) were younger than their husbands, compared to 5% where the husband was younger. The spousal age difference at marriage was vast; over 7 years. The mean age of marriage for men and women was 26.75 and 19.7 years, respectively. The educational level showed major differences between spouses. Illiteracy rate was 13 % for females, and less than 5% for males. One quarter of the husbands and 17.8% of wives achieved primary level education; the ratios for were 42.2% and 47.7%, respectively. About 70.3% of marriages were non-consanguineous. 19.2% first cousins-paternal side, 8.2% first cousins-maternal side, and 2.3% were from the family. The mean age at menarche for all women was 13.5 years. Conclusion: Palestinian men prefer to wed women considerably younger than their age. The progressive level of education indicates great achievements for women. Particularly since the mid-1970s. Contrary to public presumptions, most marriages.

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10.21608/mskas.2000.302250

Keywords

Age at Marriage, Educational level, Consanguineous Marriages

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Fahmi

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Mahmoud

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Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences-Zarka University -Jordan

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Musa

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Al-Aqtum

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Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences-Zarka University -Jordan

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Ali

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Al-Karmi

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Faculty of science- Hashemite University-Jordan

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Volume

33

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2

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41684

Issue Date

2000-12-01

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2023-06-06

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2000-12-01

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28

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48

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1110-1156

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2786-0078

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1,913

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المجلة المصرية للسکان وتنظيم الأسرة

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https://mskas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Some Biological and Reproductive Aspects of Married Women Born in Palestine Over the Period 1920-1969

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28 Dec 2024