Teen mothers of Basilan town gain access to routine immunization for their children

TUBURAN, Basilan —She said they were in-love. She was at Grade 6 and he at Grade 9. Sensing their intimate relationship, their parents consented to their marriage. Nidzma Wara was just 13 years old when she got married. Now at 19, she has two children, ages four and the youngest is six months old.

Misba Lingkatan, 19, was also 15 years old when she got married. “I married out of love,” she said in Yakan. Asked if she still love her husband now, she answered, “Ewan ko, Sir.” All that she desires now is to go back to school and become a teacher in the future. However, she is not able to do this as she has to take care of her child.

As intimacy between two unmarried persons is generally prohibited among Yakan Muslims, early marriage is often resorted to in order to avoid bringing shame to the family’s honor. “Children of teen mothers are among the vulnerable segment of the under five years old population, as child health awareness among young mothers is low,” said Marilou Cezar, project manager of the Relief International Covid19 Response in Priority Areas in the Philippines.

The health personnel in Tuburan attributed the low turnout of MR SIA campaign to misinformation surrounding vaccination, in general. They said this started during the 2017 Dengvaxia vaccine controversy and compounded by the misinformation surrounding the Covid19 vaccination.

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