100 17-YEAR-OLD GIRLS HAVE WED IN ARMENIA IN 1 YEAR – STATISTICS
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July 16, 2012 | 17:28
YEREVAN. – In terms of psychology, it will be preferable for a person
to get married at 24-25, psychologist Anna Badalyan said, during a
press conference on Monday, reflecting on the Armenian Government’s
recently-approved decision whereby the girl’s minimum marriage age
is raised from 17 to 18 in the country. In her words, a person’s
maturity is very important when getting married.
“The person’s family, the role of the parents and the environment has
a tremendous impact on the person’s correct development. The society
has a huge impact, too,” she said.
In her turn, gynecologist Lilit Kujulyan advised all girls who
are getting married at 18 to have children solely after 20 because
20-25 are the best ages for having babies. She likewise welcomed the
Government’s aforesaid decision.
“Formation of the girls’ pelvic bone takes place at the age of 18,
sometime reaching all the way to 20. That is to say, marriage and
pregnancy are perilous for women at that time,” she said.
National Statistical Service representative Karine Kuyumjyan noted
that, over the course of the past five years, one-hundred marriages
of 17-year-old girls were registered in one year, whereas this number
reduced by virtually fifty percent in line with the 2010 indicators.
The manager of a capital city Yerevan wedding hall told news reporters
that, in the case when primarily 17-20-year-old girls were using
their services several years ago, now, 22-42-year-old brides make up
the majority of their clientele.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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