Table 1 Profile of Young Married Women
From: "Who am I? Where am I?" Experiences of married young women in a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan
No | Age | Marriage age | Information about menstruation | Decision about marriage | Husband's characteristics | Living arrangement/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 | 18 | Friend informed on menstruation | Parents | 25 years, 8 years schooling, shopkeeper | In parental home (narrative 1) |
2 | 19 | 17 | Mother taught practicalities | Uncle | 20 years, 10 years schooling, employee | With in-laws, parents in same city (narrative 1) |
3 | 20 | 19 | Friend taught practicalities | Elders of the family | 22 years, 10 years schooling, painter | With in-laws, parents in the village (narrative 1) |
4 | 20 | 18 | Mother taught practicalities | Parents | 21 years, 8 years schooling painter | With in-laws, parents in next street (narrative 1) |
5 | 17 | 16 | Teacher taught menstruation and hygiene | Parents | 24 years, master student | In parental home (narrative 1) |
6 | 13 | 13 | Mother taught practicalities | Mother | 15 years, no school, labourer | With in-laws, parents in the village (narrative 1) |
7 | 18 | 17 | Grandmother and aunt taught practicalities | Father and Aunt | 20 years, 5 years schooling, taxi driver | With in-laws, parents in same city (narrative 2) |
8 | 15 | 13 | Sister taught practicalities | Parents and Uncle | 18 years, 10 years schooling, farmer | In parental home (narrative 2) |
9 | 13 | 14 | Aunt taught practicalities, managed alone first time | Father and Stepmother | 30 years, 10 years schooling, tailor | With in-laws, parents in same city (narrative 2) |
10 | 17 | 13 | Friend taught practicalities | Father | 25 years, no school, shopkeeper | With siblings in parental home (narrative 2) |