Peer-reviewed article
Determinants of Adolescent Women Early Marriage
Nafisah Anna Hidayati, Suprapti Suprapti, Hening Ryan Aryani, Tarsikah Tarsikah ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined factors influencing early marriage among adolescent girls in Dau District, Malang Regency, Indonesia, surveying 60 respondents. Researchers found that sociocultural factors (61.7%), economic factors (75%), mass media (66.7%), and beliefs about maturity (71.7%) all moderately to strongly influenced early marriage decisions. Most respondents had junior high school education, and the study notes that early marriage contributes to teenage pregnancy and increased maternal mortality. The authors recommend that health workers and government develop targeted regulations and counselling based on regional patterns of early marriage determinants.
Key points
- Economic factors in the moderate category (75%) affect early marriage, including arranged marriage practices to keep property within families
- Belief factors in the excellent category (71.7%) affect early marriage, with a view that adolescent maturity is judged by marital status
- Sociocultural factors in the moderate category (61.7%) affect early marriage, with hereditary traditions still present
- Mass media factors in the moderate category (66.7%) affect early marriage, including exposure to pornographic content
- Early marriage is identified as a trigger for teenage pregnancy, which increases maternal mortality risk due to immature reproductive organs
Limitations
This is a descriptive quantitative study with a small sample (60 respondents) from one district in Indonesia, so findings cannot be generalised to other regions or countries. The study identifies correlates of early marriage but does not establish causal relationships or compare intervention effectiveness.
Abstract
Teenage pregnancy can increase the maternal mortality rate (MMR) because the reproductive organs are immature, leading to many birth complications. One of the triggers of teenage pregnancy is early marriage caused by several factors. This study analyzes the determinants of early marriage incidence in adolescent girls. The research sample was 60 respondents in Dau District, Malang Regency. The research method used descriptive quantitative with a total sampling technique. Data were collected with questionnaires distributed door to door and were analyzed using percentages. The results showed that most respondents had junior high school education (63%). In contrast, in the category of early teens, psychological changes occurred at that time, one of which was the period of seeking self-identity. Sociocultural factors in the moderate category (61.7%) affect early marriage, where there is still a hereditary tradition. Economic factors in the moderate category (75%) affect early marriage. There is still an arranged marriage with his brother because the property owned does not fall to someone else. Mass media factors in the moderate category (66.7%) affect early marriage. Pornographic photos and videos seen by chance will upload curiosity to see them. Moreover, the belief factor in the excellent category (71.7%) affects early marriage, and there is a view and belief that adolescent maturity is judged by marital status. Thus, it still relatively high several factors that cause early marriage. Health workers and the government will pay more attention and recognize the pattern of early marriage factors from each region so they can later make the proper regulations or counseling on target.