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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Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2016-03-01
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Series: | Demographic Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol34/15/ |