Child Marriage: A Survival Strategy for Syrian Refugee Families in Turkey?

Yaman, Melda

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-28887-7_10

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“…Similar to Kaya et al's (2021) study, we found that referrals with dermatologic diseases were more common in refugee/asylum-seeker children than in local children. These findings may also be related to poor nutrition and unhygienic and crowded living conditions of asylum seekers and refugee households (Yaman, 2020). On the other hand, our results…”

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“…It is worth recalling that this study is the first to compare the care status of asylum-seeking and However, these data only cover the refugee and asylum-seeker children whose parents were admitted to the hospital, and 31 (7%) were uninsured. It is important to note that previous studies (Yaman, 2020;Yüksel, 2023) have shown the difficulties in accessing health services for registered refugees and asylum-seekers under the temporary protection and IP systems.…”

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“…Sanitation and nutrition remain pressing issues for refugees and asylum seekers. These problems are linked to a wider issue of the living conditions and legal rights of refugees and asylumseekers in Türkiye (Yaman, 2020;Yüksel, 2023).…”

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“…For example, Syrian refugees' access to identity cards is faster, and healthcare protection is longer (Yaman, 2020). Türkiye provides free healthcare services to Syrian refugees, refugees and asylum seekers under the IP system.…”

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“…However, the IP applicants' access to free healthcare has been limited for 1 year recently (Presidency of Migration Management, 2022b). Despite free access to healthcare services, there are various problems related to the living and working conditions of registered refugees and asylum seekers under these systems in Türkiye, including access to the labour market, social support, public services, healthcare and accommodation (Yaman, 2020;Yüksel, 2023). Children are most affected by these difficulties.…”

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Refugee and asylum‐seeker children and health problems in the city of Duzce, Türkiye

Cakmak,

Kocabay,

Temizkan

et al. 2024

Child

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IntroductionThis study examines the health problems and healthcare needs of refugee and asylum‐seeker children and aims to develop strategies for improvement.MethodsBased on quantitative data from 448 refugee and asylum‐seeker children and 222 non‐refugee local children, this study was conducted at Düzce University, Department of Paediatrics, between 2010 and 2021. The refugee children originated from three countries: Iraq (n = 304), Syria (n = 101) and Afghanistan (n = 43). The data were analysed using the SPSS data analysis program. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Düzce Üniversity.ResultsThe results suggest that refugee and asylum‐seeker children have significantly higher rates of acute illness or infection, malnutrition (p < 0.001) and anaemia (p < 0.001) than local children as a result of living in overcrowded families (p = 0.017) and unhealthy conditions. Adolescent pregnancy (p = 0.049) emerges as an important social problem as a result of child marriage among refugee children, mostly in the form of consanguineous marriages (p < 0.001). The rate of having at least two adolescent pregnancies (under 18) was highest among Syrian refugee girls (p = 0.01). Although refugee and asylum‐seeker children have higher rates of health insurance (between 74% and 95%), they have lower rates of insurance compared to local children. This research also compares the data from three nationalities, including Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq children; Iraqi and Afghan children under the international protection (IP) system with limited social support and rights had worse health conditions compared to other groups. Although Iraqi children had the highest rates of health insurance on admission (p < 0.001), they also had higher rates of chronic diseases (p = 0.001), infections (p = 0.004), allergic rhinitis (p = 0.001) and malnutrition (p < 0.001). The youngest age of admission (p = 0.006) and the shortest length of stay (p = 0.004) were for Afghan children who also had higher rates of upper respiratory infections (p = 0.021).ConclusionsThis study highlights the urgent need for improved screening programmes and the importance of collaborative efforts to address the specific health needs of these populations. Addressing the health status of child refugees is a complex and multifaceted task that requires the active participation of healthcare professionals, policymakers and researchers, each of whom has a crucial role to play.

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Refugee and asylum‐seeker children and health problems in the city of Duzce, Türkiye

Cakmak,

Kocabay,

Temizkan

et al. 2024

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An exploratory, single-center study of factors associated with child marriage among Syrian female adolescents residing in Turkey

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Kılıçaslan

Tufan

et al. 2022

Children's Health Care

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Persistence and Change in Marriage Practices among Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Sieverding

Krafft

Berri

et al. 2020

Studies in Family Planning

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Early marriage, which is associated with a wide range of negative health and socioeconomic outcomes, may be a response to conflict and displacement. Since the onset of the Syrian conflict in 2011, there has been considerable attention to reports of high and potentially increasing rates of early marriage among Syrian refugee women. Using nationally representative survey data from Jordan in 2016 and Syria in 2009, as well as qualitative interviews with Syrian refugee youth in Jordan, we examine changes in age at marriage and drivers of early marriage. We find no evidence of an increase in early marriage rates after refugees’ arrival to Jordan. Rates of early marriage among the Syrians now in Jordan were higher than preconflict national rates and have remained similar postdisplacement, although poverty and security concerns have created new drivers for accelerating marriage for young women. Other dynamics of the Syrian marriage market in displacement may act to decelerate marriage rates, including declining rates of consanguinity and inability to meet marriage costs. Analysis of early marriage in displacement must be placed within the context of change in marriage practices among refugees more broadly.

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Child Marriage: A Survival Strategy for Syrian Refugee Families in Turkey?

Cited by 4 publications

References 21 publications

Refugee and asylum‐seeker children and health problems in the city of Duzce, Türkiye

Refugee and asylum‐seeker children and health problems in the city of Duzce, Türkiye

An exploratory, single-center study of factors associated with child marriage among Syrian female adolescents residing in Turkey

Persistence and Change in Marriage Practices among Syrian Refugees in Jordan

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