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Archaeology & Anthropology 2018

Global Journal of Research and Review

ISSN: 2393-8854

Page 44

October 01-02, 2018

London, UK

Edition of international Conference on

Archaeology and

Anthropology

arriage is a socially sanctioned union between spouses.

Procreation is one major reason for marriage but in Africa,

the choice of whom tomarry is determined by culture. In Igboland,

different types of marriages exist including surrogate marriage,

which is the practice of a woman marrying one or more women.

The major aim of surrogate marriage is procreation. However,

surrogate marriage causes social and health conflicts. In spite of

this, no serious attempt have been made to determine why young

girls enter into such marriage or the consequences of surrogate

marriage among the Igbo. As a result, this study seeks to

determine reasons why young females enter into such marriages

and the conflicts that arise from such marriage. To achieve this,

the study adopted qualitative research design. Data collection

was through in-depth interviews. The study conducted in Mbano,

southeast Nigeria used a sample of 52 participants (women)

selected through snowball sampling. The study revealed that

surrogate marriage which has lasted for a long time in Igboland,

is being sustained by several factors including infertility. It was

also found that young girls enter into such marriage as a result

of poverty, physical or social challenges (stigmatization). The

study has shown that wives of female-husbands do have sexual

intercourse with multiple partners unprotected in order to get

children. Therefore, surrogate marriage becomes the easiest

conduit for the spread of STDs including HIV/AIDS. Surrogate

marriage causes marital conflicts, psychological trauma and

death. Its elimination will save humans from health, social and

psychological problems.

Innocent A Nwosu

Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Nigeria

Glob J Res Rev 2018, Volume 5

DOI: 10.21767/2393-8854-C1-003

Culture of survival: determinants and consequences of

surrogate marriage among the Igbo southeast, Nigeria