Factors Responsible for Early and Forced Marriage in Iran

Hossein Matlabi; Ahmad Rasouli; Hamidreza Hamedi Behtash; Ali Faraghi Dastjerd; Behnaz Khazemi

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Factors Responsible for Early and Forced Marriage in Iran

Hossein Matlabi, Ahmad Rasouli, Hamidreza Hamedi Behtash, Ali Faraghi Dastjerd, Behnaz Khazemi

Published in Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 1, Issue 5)

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Abstract

Child marriage directly impact girls’ education, health, psychological well-being, and the health of their offspring. This qualitative study was carried out to investigate the causes of this silent health issue in village of Hervi, Tabriz, Iran. Data was collected by participating 60 students and their parents using focus group discussions and interviews and then analysed by applying content analysis. Results showed that the most important reason was cultural, traditional issues which driven by poverty and low awareness of the respondents about risk of child marriage. One of the most effective methods of reducing child marriage and its health consequences is mandating that girls stay in school.

Published in	Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 1, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjph.20130105.17
Page(s)	227-229
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Child Marriage, Forced Marriage, Tabriz, Iran

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Hossein Matlabi; Ahmad Rasouli; Hamidreza Hamedi Behtash; Ali Faraghi Dastjerd; Behnaz Khazemi. Factors Responsible for Early and Forced Marriage in Iran. Sci. J. Public Health 2013, 1(5), 227-229. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20130105.17

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Hossein Matlabi, Ahmad Rasouli, Hamidreza Hamedi Behtash, Ali Faraghi Dastjerd, Behnaz Khazemi. Factors Responsible for Early and Forced Marriage in Iran. Sci J Public Health. 2013;1(5):227-229. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20130105.17

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Hossein Matlabi

Dept of Health Education and promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Ahmad Rasouli

Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Hamidreza Hamedi Behtash

Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Ali Faraghi Dastjerd

Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Behnaz Khazemi

Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

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Hossein Matlabi, Ahmad Rasouli, Hamidreza Hamedi Behtash, Ali Faraghi Dastjerd, Behnaz Khazemi. (2013). Factors Responsible for Early and Forced Marriage in Iran. Science Journal of Public Health, 1(5), 227-229. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20130105.17

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Hossein Matlabi; Ahmad Rasouli; Hamidreza Hamedi Behtash; Ali Faraghi Dastjerd; Behnaz Khazemi. Factors Responsible for Early and Forced Marriage in Iran. Sci. J. Public Health 2013, 1(5), 227-229. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20130105.17

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Hossein Matlabi, Ahmad Rasouli, Hamidreza Hamedi Behtash, Ali Faraghi Dastjerd, Behnaz Khazemi. Factors Responsible for Early and Forced Marriage in Iran. Sci J Public Health. 2013;1(5):227-229. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20130105.17

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