Generational trends in the transition to womanhood in lowland rural Nepal: Changes in the meaning of early marriage.
Akanksha A MarphatiaLaura K BusertDharma S ManandharAlice M ReidCortina-Borja MarioNaomi M SavilleM DahalMahesh Chandra PuriJonathan C K WellsPublished in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2024)
While social norms remain similar, the meaning of "early marriage" and use of menarche in marriage decisions has changed in rural lowland Nepal. Compared to DIL, MIL who was married earlier transitioned to womanhood more gradually. However, DIL was still married young, and had an accelerated trajectory to childbearing.