Drivers and consequences of child marriage in a context of protracted displacement: a qualitative study among Syrian refugees in Egypt

• Main Authors: Shatha Elnakib (Author), Salma Abou Hussein (Author), Sali Hafez (Author), May Elsallab (Author), Kara Hunersen (Author), Janna Metzler (Author), W. Courtland Robinson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Child marriage is a human rights violation disproportionately impacting girls in low- and middle-income countries. In the Middle East region, conflict and displacement have prompted concerns that families are increasingly resorting to child marriage to cope with economic insecuri...