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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2018; 08(01): 22-26
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708740
Original Article

Knowledge on Health Consequences of Early and Late Marriage among Students at Selected College, East Sikkim

Arkierupaia Shadap
1   Assistant Professor, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Thoibi Devi
2   Associate Professor, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Anjana Sharma
3   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Anu Sapkota
4   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Yamuna Sharma
5   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Srijana Basnett
6   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Ashma Sharma
7   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Binita Thapa
8   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Kesang Bhutia
9   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Pema D. Bhutia
10   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Karma Doma Bhutia
11   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Tashi Lamu Bhutia
12   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Passang Kee Bhutia
13   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Sunita Subba
14   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Karishma Rai
15   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
,
Passang Dikki Sherpa
16   B.Sc Nursing Students, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University
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Abstract

Marriage is the blending together of two lives, two personalities of the opposite sex for as long as two shall live in this world. It is the building law of God and protects the mankind. But early and late marriage may have an adverse health consequence. A study was conducted to assess the knowledge on health consequences of early and late marriage among students at selected college of Sikkim. Investigators adopted the quantitative approach using the descriptive survey research design through convenient sampling technique. Structured knowledge questionnaire on health consequences of early and late marriage were developed and sent for validation to experts before collecting the data. Result shows that majority 84% and 49% has moderate knowledge, 12% and 47% has poor knowledge and 4% each has good knowledge on health consequences of early and late marriage respectively. The study reveals that there was no significant association of knowledge on health consequences of early and late marriage.

Keywords

Knowledge - early marriage - late marriage - health consequences


Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 26. Oktober 2017

Angenommen: 05. Januar 2018

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
20. April 2020

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