Individual and interpersonal factors influencing child marriage: A qualitative content analysis study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child marriage is one of the public health challenges that has caused increasing concerns in the health and development system. Therefore, this research was conducted to identify individual and interpersonal factors influencing child marriage from the perspectives of stakeholders and informants.

Method

This qualitative study was conducted using content analysis and an inductive approach from 2023 to 2024 in Bam city, Kerman, Iran. Thirty-six stakeholders (girls who have been married for 15 years, parents, husbands, and informants) were purposively selected. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the Graneheim and Lundman approach, with the assistance of MAXQDA software.

Results

After analyzing of the data, individual and i

SUBMITTER: Pourtaheri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575807 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature