Peer-reviewed article
FACTORS ENCOURAGING EARLY MARRIAGE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN EAST JAVA OF INDONESIA
Kasiati Kasiati, Dina Isfentiani ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This study looked at why early marriage happens among adolescent girls in four sub-districts of Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Respondents were found through snowball sampling and were interviewed. The authors report that culture, economic level, level of education and knowledge about marriage all contributed to early marriage. They say a program to raise the age at first marriage (maturing marriage age) is needed.
Key points
- Early marriage still occurs in Indonesia and contributes to maternal and child mortality.
- Data came from interviews in four sub-districts of Surabaya, East Java, with respondents recruited by snowball sampling.
- Factors linked to early marriage were culture, economic level, level of education and level of knowledge about marriage.
- The authors call for a program to increase the age of first marriage for women.
Limitations
The abstract does not give the number of respondents, the interview methods or any figures, so the strength of each factor cannot be judged. Snowball sampling is not representative, so the findings may not apply beyond the people interviewed. The study did not test any intervention.
Abstract
ABSTRACT Early marriages occur in Indonesia and this still contributes to maternal and childmortality. Therefore, research is needed to find out the reasons why the incidenceof early marriage can occur. This research was conducted in four sub-districts inSurabaya, East Java, Indonesia, by taking respondents based on the technique ofsnowball sampling. After the interview, several factors had apparently contributedto this early marriage, among others, culture, economic level, level of education,and level of knowledge on marriage. This of course requires a program to increasethe age of first marriage by a woman called maturing marriage age. It is hoped thatthe contributing factors to early marriage will not be repeated in the future whenthe perpetrators of the early marriage are given an explanation of the importanceof delaying the age of marriage to adulthood.