A cross-sectional community-based study was designed to determine the age at marriage and to
study the reproductive history of 616 currently married women of reproductive age in Elwan village,
Assiut District, Assiut Governorate. A systematic random sample was selected. Data ware collected
using a pre·designed questionnaire. The young age at marriage, below the legal age « 16 years)
represents 20.5% of the sample, while the age 16-19 years represents (59.50%) and only 20% of them
were married at 20 or over. Illiteracy. was high in the youngest age group at marriage (94.4%). The
low socio--economic status represents 79.5% among the youngest age at marriage compared to 52.8%
in the oldest. The youngest age at marriage women had the highest mean number of pregnancy (6.32 ±
2.78) compared to old ones (5.19 ± 2.88 and 4.47 ± 2.64). Also the youngest age at marriage had the
highest of live birth (5.2 ± 2.35). Maternal bleeding and perineal tear (~ %) occurred more in early
marriage than the older ages at marriage (1.6 and 0.8%).The current (54.8%) and past (29.4%) family
planning users were in significantly higher in early marriage (54.8% and 29.4%) compared to later
ages of marriage (43.9 % aod 21 %)