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Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies in Kenya
Teenage or adolescent pregnancies occur in girls and women below the age of twenty. It also includes women who have attained the age of majority but become pregnant in their teens.
On the other hand, child marriages are unions between girls ...
Child marriages linked to higher fertility rates
Even though the extent of child marriages has reduced over the years, UNICEF estimates that approximately 650 million women today were married before they turned eighteen.[1]
In Kenya, 4.1% of females and 3.9% of males aged 12 – 15 were ...
Child Marriages in Kenya by County
The marriage of a person below the age of eighteen years is considered a child marriage. In Kenya, marriages are considered legitimate only if the individuals involved are above the age of eighteen years.[1]
Despite this distinction, terms such as ...
Divorce and Separation Rates in Kenya
Kenyan law anticipates and provides the legal procedures and grounds for divorce or separation, therefore recognizing the validity of marriage termination.
Even though divorce and separation describe the termination of marriages, separation differs from divorce in that separated couples may not ...
Divorce Rates in Kenya
Marriage in Kenya is nearly universal, with most adults in monogamous or polygynous relationships.
Recent estimates from the DHS showed that in 2022, Kenya's marriage rate among women aged 15 – 49 was 55.4%, while it was 45.8% among men. ...
Monogamy in Kenya by County
Monogamy is a relationship or marriage in which two individuals exclusively commit to one another. Couples enter one relationship at a time, either for life or for a period, culminating in the termination of the relationship.
Monogamy is different from ...
Overall Poverty Rates in Kenya by County
The overall poverty rate describes the share of the population that cannot meet its basic food and non-food expenditures.
It differs from multidimensional poverty, which measures well-being across several indicators such as stunting, nutrition, education, health, sanitation, access to water, ...
Polygyny in Kenya by County
Polygyny is a form of polygamy where a man marries multiple women. It is different from polyandry, where a woman is married to multiple men. Polygyny is mostly legal and more common in Africa than in other parts of the ...
Marriage Rates in Kenya by County
Marriage rates are an essential demographic indicator and are used to assess pregnancy risks and fertility levels within a population. The Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 found that 55.4% of women and 45.8% of men between the age of ...
Do A students work for C students
Do A students work for C students? In 2016, results from a survey of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) were published, highlighting the characteristics of Kenyan businesses and their owners.[1]
MSMEs in Kenya are defined based on the number of ...