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502 teenage marriages among Syrian refugee females : Minister

22-10-2013 10:56 AM


Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Minister of interior revealed on Monday that teenage marriage between Syrian female refugees are reach to 502 of 2470 marriages, The teenage age group is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as between 10 and 19 years old.

The percentage of teenage marriages reached 20% of all marriages registered in Jordan among Syrian refugees since they began fleeing to Jordan year and a half ago, Hussein Majali said.




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