Peer-reviewed article
Nurturing care among adolescent mothers
Tati Sumiati, Sabarinah Prasetyo, Agustin Kusumayati ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined nurturing care practices among adolescent mothers in Indonesia using data from national surveys. Researchers assessed five components of nurturing care: health, nutrition, security, responsive caregiving, and early learning opportunities. The findings show that 62% of adolescent mothers provide incomplete nurturing care, with varying gaps across different care components. The study highlights that adolescent mothers need targeted support to improve child care practices.
Key points
- 62% of adolescent mothers provided incomplete nurturing care
- 21% of adolescent mothers need assistance with adequate nutrition and learning opportunities
- 17% need support across health, nutrition, responsive caregiving, and early learning
- Study measured five nurturing care components: health, nutrition, security, responsive caregiving, and early learning opportunities
Limitations
The study used secondary survey data which may not capture detailed information about the quality or context of nurturing care practices. The analysis does not identify specific barriers or causes of incomplete nurturing care, limiting understanding of why adolescent mothers struggle with particular components.
Abstract
Many studies show the impact of adolescent mothers on child development. To prevent the impact of adolescent pregnancy, nurturing care is needed to support optimal children's development. This study aims to identify comprehensive nurturing care among adolescent mothers. This study used secondary data in the integration of the 2018 National Socioeconomic Survey and Basic Health Survey. To measure nurturing care, 5 components were used: health, adequate nutrition, security and safety, responsive caregiving, and opportunities for early learning with latent class analysis. The results of the analysis showed that 62% of adolescent mothers provided uncompleted nurturing care. About 21% of adolescent mothers need assistance in improving nurturing care related to adequate nutrition and learning opportunities, and 17% need assistance to improve health, nutrition, responsive caregiving, and opportunities for early learning. Adolescent mothers are in need of comprehensive nurturing care for their children. Practice is needed in order to enhance nurturing care initiatives, particularly for teenage mothers.