Kütük, Meryem ÖzlemKılıçaslan, FethiyeTufan, Ali EvrenÇelik, FatmaGökçen, CemBağ, Harika Gözükara2023-10-242023-10-242022Kutuk, M. O., Kilicaslan, F., Tufan, A. E., Celik, F., Gokcen, C., Gozukara Bag, H., ... & Kutuk, O. (2022). An exploratory, single-center study of factors associated with child marriage among Syrian female adolescents residing in Turkey. Children's Health Care, 1-17.0273-96151532-6888http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2022.2156344https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/11787This 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.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Traumatic ExperiencesChild BridesArticle10.1080/02739615.2022.21563441172-s2.0-85145458865Q3WOS:000904691500001Q4