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Table 2 Main theme and sub-themes

From: A study on early marriages and pregnancy health in the South-Eastern region of Türkiye

Main themes

Sub-themes

1. The process leading to early marriage

1.1. Family decision

1.2. Meeting

2. The course of the marriage

2.1. First day

2.2. Household burden

3. Pregnancies

3.1. Still being a child herself

3.2. Problems related to pregnancy

3.3. Difficulties in access to health services

4. Child care

4.1. Challenges of child care

4.2. Children’s future

5. Cultural process leading to early marriages

5.1. A cultural situation

5.2. Attitudes towards early marriages in the region of residence