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. 2021 Jun 2;21:1051. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11080-5

Table 3.

Views on age at marriage among households with girls ever married as children and never married girls

Indicator Mean score +/− sd P value
Ever married girls’ households Never married girls’ households
Perception of ideal age of marriage for girls 16.5 +/− 2.14 17.07 +/−  2.45 0.036
Perception of ideal age of marriage for boys 18.41 +/−  2.59 19.19 +/−  2.99 0.042
Perception of legal age at marriage for girls 16.65 +/− 2.56 17.21 +/− 1.88 0.21
Perception of legal age at marriage for boys 20.47 +/− 2.85 20.89 +/− 2.65 0.28