2021
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-55314/v2
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Exploring the Consequences of Early Marriage among Kurdish Women: A Qualitative Study in Western Iran

Abstract: Background: Early marriage is one of the most important social issues for young women, which can have many consequences. Therefore the present study aimed to explore the consequences of early marriage among Kurdish women in western Iran.Methods: This qualitative study was conducted with the approach of conventional content analysis among Iranian Kurdish women who were married under the age of 18. The data were saturated through semi-structured interviews with 30 women selected by purposeful sampling. Data anal… Show more

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“…Women who married early are facing with a myriad of problems, including health related risks (Sabbe et al, 2015), social and economic problems (McDougal et al, 2018;Solhi et al, 2021), educational disadvantages (Shaud & Asad, 2018), victims of child abuse (Verma & Nair, 2021), and marital dissolution . Specifically, research shows that early married women tend to have little to no decision-making power in their marital relationships (Knox, 2017;McDougal et al, 2018;Sabbe et al, 2015).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Women who married early are facing with a myriad of problems, including health related risks (Sabbe et al, 2015), social and economic problems (McDougal et al, 2018;Solhi et al, 2021), educational disadvantages (Shaud & Asad, 2018), victims of child abuse (Verma & Nair, 2021), and marital dissolution . Specifically, research shows that early married women tend to have little to no decision-making power in their marital relationships (Knox, 2017;McDougal et al, 2018;Sabbe et al, 2015).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%