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Afghanistan Mortality Survey 2010 - Measure DHS

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A positive correlation can be seen between median age at marriage and both level of educationand household wealth. Women with higher education marry almost 5 years later than those with noeducation. Women in the highest wealth quintile marry almost two years later than those from the lowestwealth quintile. Similarly, women in the least remote quintile marry more than a year later than women inthe most remote quintile.Table 3.12 Median age at first marriageMedian age at first marriage among women age 20-49 by five-year age groups, according to backgroundcharacteristics, <strong>Afghanistan</strong> <strong>2010</strong>BackgroundCurrent agecharacteristic 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49Womenage 20-49Womenage 25-49ResidenceUrban a 18.7 17.7 17.8 17.7 18.1 18.7 18.0Rural 18.9 17.9 16.8 17.4 17.9 18.3 17.9 17.6ZoneNorth 19.1 17.4 16.9 16.8 16.8 17.0 17.5 17.0Central 18.7 17.9 16.6 17.2 17.3 17.9 17.7 17.4South 19.6 18.6 17.3 18.3 19.2 19.4 18.8 18.5RegionNorth Eastern 18.6 16.9 16.4 16.6 16.3 16.7 17.1 16.6Northern 19.6 18.0 17.3 17.0 17.3 17.3 17.9 17.4Western 17.1 16.7 15.8 16.3 16.4 17.5 16.6 16.4Central Highland 16.0 16.1 15.0 15.7 15.8 16.5 15.7 15.6Capital a 19.1 17.9 18.0 18.2 18.5 18.8 18.3Eastern 19.6 18.0 16.0 17.0 18.5 18.1 18.1 17.5Southern 19.5 19.2 18.1 18.8 19.7 20.5 19.3 19.2South Eastern 19.7 19.3 18.6 19.0 19.6 20.5 19.5 19.3EducationNo education 18.8 17.9 16.8 17.3 17.7 18.2 17.9 17.5Madrassa 19.5 18.4 16.8 17.4 16.9 18.4 18.3 17.7Primary 19.7 18.5 17.2 17.8 17.9 18.0 18.5 17.9Secondary a 19.8 18.8 18.5 18.4 20.0 a 19.0Higher a a 21.3 21.1 20.2 21.7 a 22.3Wealth quintileLowest 17.2 16.9 16.0 16.6 16.9 17.2 16.8 16.6Second 18.8 17.6 16.2 16.8 17.1 17.5 17.5 17.0Middle 19.3 17.7 17.2 17.7 18.4 18.9 18.2 17.9Fourth 19.6 18.6 17.3 18.2 18.7 19.1 18.7 18.3Highest a 19.3 18.2 18.2 18.1 18.1 19.0 18.5Remoteness quintileMost remote 18.3 17.6 16.6 17.0 17.1 17.4 17.5 17.2Second 19.4 18.0 16.7 17.5 17.9 18.3 18.1 17.6Middle 19.4 18.1 17.1 17.6 18.0 19.0 18.3 17.9Fourth 19.6 18.4 17.0 17.5 18.2 18.3 18.4 17.9Least remote a 18.7 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.5 18.7 18.3Total 19.2 18.0 16.9 17.4 17.8 18.3 18.1 17.7Note: The age at first marriage is defined as the age at which the respondent began living with her firsthusbanda = Omitted because less than 50 percent of the women married for the first time before reaching thebeginning of the age group3.4 FAMILY PLANNINGFamily planning continues to be a priority highlighted in the National Health and Nutrition SectorStrategy and the National Reproductive Health Strategy. The objectives of the National Family PlanningProgram include gradually reducing the population growth rate; promoting the concept of a small familynorm to the population in general and to the rural population in particular; increasing the availability ofand the demand for family planning services; providing quality services; and reducing unmet need. TheNational Family Planning Program also aims to expand and sustain adequate family planning services atFertility, Marriage, and Family Planning | 53

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