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Item An Exploratory, Single-Center Study of Factors Associated with Child Marriage Among Syrian Female Adolescents Residing in Turkey(2022) Kutuk, Meryem Ozlem; Kilicaslan, Fethiye; Tufan, Ali Evren; Celik, Fatma; Gokcen, Cem; Bag, Harika Gozukara; Servi, Gulay; Karali, Mehtap; Bahsi, Gamze; Servi, Ceyhun; Alatli, Resat; Kandemir, Betul; Aytekin, Neslihan; Kutuk, Ozgur; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9854-7220; AAH-1671-2019This 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.