First union formation in urban Burkina Faso: Competing relationship transitions to marriage or cohabitation

<b>Background</b>: In several African cities the prevalence of unmarried cohabitation among youth has risen considerably. Because of its potentially negative implications for women and their children, in some countries cohabitation has even become a matter of heated public debate and pol...

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Main Author: Anne-Emmanuèle Calvès
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2016-03-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol34/15/