International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Full Length Research Paper

Social perspectives on the relationship between early marriage, fertility and infertility in Tamboul town, Central Sudan

Abu Baker A. A. Al Hadi
  • Abu Baker A. A. Al Hadi
  • Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies, University of Bayreuth, Germany.
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  •  Received: 04 March 2016
  •  Accepted: 22 April 2016
  •  Published: 30 April 2016

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