@article{ref1,
title="Evaluation of child marriage in a Turkish sample: 8 years' data",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2020",
author="Kuygun Karci, Canan and Cam Ray, Perihan and Yolga Tahiroglu, Aysegul and Avcı, Ayse and Gul Celik, Gonca and Cekin, Necmi and Evliyaoglu, Nurdan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study aims to examine 167 adolescents who were referred by courts between 2008 and 2016 to prepare medical-legal reports on their suitability for marriage. Most were illiterate or graduates of primary/secondary school; only 17 (10.2%) were still at high school. A total of 95 girls (56.9%) had a religious marriage without a civil certificate, 63 girls (37.7%) were pregnant, and 15 (9%) had a child. According to medical reports, 91 of the girls were considered unsuitable for marriage; 76 girls who were pregnant and/or had a child were also considered unsuitable, so it was necessary to let the judge decide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/1359105319900304",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105319900304"
}