An exploratory, single-center study of factors associated with child marriage among Syrian female adolescents residing in Turkey
CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE, cilt.53, sa.2, ss.131-147, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02739615.2022.2156344
- Dergi Adı: CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EMBASE, Psycinfo
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.131-147
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This exploratory study aimed to evaluate factors related with child marriage compared to unmarried status in female adolescent residents in a refugee camp in Turkey. The rate of child marriage and developmental status of offspring from those marriages were reported. A research team evaluated married female youth and their offspring for psychopathologies according to DSM-5 criteria and ascertained lifetime traumatic events among mothers. We compared the traumatic experiences and psychopathologies of married females and controls. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was the most common diagnosis in both groups and child brides reported greater cumulative traumatic experiences and elevated rates of PTSD. More than one-tenth (i.e., 15.1%) of offspring of child brides displayed developmental delays and 12.1% were diagnosed with global developmental delay.