Determinants of Early - Age Marriage in Adolescent Women

Authors

  • Rosmala Nur Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, Tadulako University, Soekarno Hatta Street 9th km, City of Palu, 94118, Indonesia
  • Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahman Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, Tadulako University, Soekarno Hatta Street 9th km, City of Palu, 94118, Indonesia
  • Sri Utami Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, Tadulako University, Soekarno Hatta Street 9th km, City of Palu, 94118, Indonesia
  • Nurhaya S. Patui Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, Tadulako University, Soekarno Hatta Street 9th km, City of Palu, 94118, Indonesia
  • Muhammad Rizky Ashari Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, Tadulako University, Soekarno Hatta Street 9th km, City of Palu, 94118, Indonesia
  • Bertin Ayu Wandira Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, Tadulako University, Soekarno Hatta Street 9th km, City of Palu, 94118, Indonesia
  • Rasyka Nurul F Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, Tadulako University, Soekarno Hatta Street 9th km, City of Palu, 94118, Indonesia
  • Siti Ika Fitrasyah Nutrition Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, Tadulako University, Soekarno Hatta Street 9th km, City of Palu, 94118, Indonesia

Keywords:

determinants, early-age marriage, adolescent women.

Abstract

Kinovaro Sub-District has a high percentage early-age marriage with a percentage of Couples of Reproductive Age (CRA) under 20 years as many as 4.39%. In Doda Village, Kinovaro Sub-District is the highest number of early-age marriage of 22 people in 2015. This study aimed determine the relationship parental education level, economic status of parents, adolescent education level, adolescent knowledge, social interaction, and religion toward early-age marriage event. The study used a mixed method that combined quantitative and qualitative research. A total population of 32 respondents and sampling used total sampling technique. Statistical analysis used Chi-Square test and descriptive. The results showed that the variables had significant relationship with the early-age marriage were the economic status of parents (p = 0.001), adolescent education level (p = 0.000), and adolescent knowledge (p = 0.026), while the parental education level was not has a significant relationship with early-age marriage (p = 1.000). In ancient times, early-age marriage occurred because of matchmaking culture. But there has been a shift in early-age marriage culture, occurred the desire of adolescent women marriage (already loved each other) and avoid adultery. Based the results, it can concluded that the economic status of parents, the level education and level knowledge, already loved each other and avoid adultery becomes the determinant of early-age marriage in adolescent women in Doda Village.

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2018-08-01

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Nur, R., Abdul Rahman, A. R., Utami, S., S. Patui, N., Ashari, M. R., Ayu Wandira, B., Nurul F, R., & Fitrasyah, S. I. (2018). Determinants of Early - Age Marriage in Adolescent Women. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 40(2), 30–37. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/9037

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