A Child Abuse: Marriage at Childhood Age
Turkish archives of pediatrics (Online), cilt.56, sa.6, ss.548-552, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
- Cilt numarası: 56 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/turkarchpediatr.2021.21093
- Dergi Adı: Turkish archives of pediatrics (Online)
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.548-552
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Child marriage, which is seen as both a global public health and social problem, is defined as marriage before the age of 18 years. Gender inequality, migration and wars, economic problems, lack of education, and non-deterrent laws are the main causes of child marriage. Child marriage in our country, and other places where child marriage is still commonplace, is a breach of the widely recognized human rights of the child. Prevention of this breach requires effective and target-oriented counter-measures. At the same time, to achieve sustainable change, problems should be analyzed and solutions should be provided with programmed and multi-layered components. It should not be forgotten that “the child is not a bride, the place for the child is in school and the playground.