“He can send her to her parents”: The interaction between marriageability, gender and serious mental illness in rural Ethiopia

“He can send her to her parents”: The interaction between marriageability, gender and serious mental illness in rural Ethiopia

Abstract Background For women in most low- and middle-income countries, the diagnosis with serious mental illness (SMI) leads to stigma and challenges related to starting or maintaining marriages. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore perspectives on marriage, divorce and family roles...

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Main Authors: Maji Hailemariam, Senait Ghebrehiwet, Tithi Baul, Juliana L. Restivo, Teshome Shibre, David C. Henderson, Eshetu Girma, Abebaw Fekadu, Solomon Teferra, Charlotte Hanlon, Jennifer E. Johnson, Christina P. C. Borba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Marriageability
Serious mental illness
Stigma
Discrimination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2290-5

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