Peer-reviewed article
Marriage Readiness Cards and Adolescent Knowledge: Addressing Child Marriage
Putri Mulia Sakti, Kadar Ramadhan, T. Iskandar Faisal ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This study looked at whether 'marriage readiness cards', an educational tool, improved adolescents' knowledge about child marriage. It was carried out at an adolescent health post in the Pantoloan Community Health Center area in July 2023, with 36 adolescents who answered a 10-question questionnaire. Knowledge scores were higher after the intervention, and the authors report a statistically significant change. They conclude that engaging educational media can improve adolescents' knowledge and recommend that community health centers use such media.
Key points
- Child marriage is linked to stress, suicide, despair, low self-esteem, family and social difficulties, limited job choices, financial dependence and school dropout.
- The study involved 36 adolescents chosen by purposive sampling.
- Knowledge was measured with a 10-question questionnaire and analysed with the Wilcoxon test.
- Knowledge improved after the intervention (negative rank 0, positive rank 5, p = 0.000).
- The authors recommend that community health centers adopt educational media that capture adolescents' attention.
Limitations
The study is small, covers one location, and has no comparison group. It measures only knowledge, not changes in attitudes, behaviour or actual child marriage rates. The abstract does not say how long the knowledge gains lasted. The reported ranks (0 and 5) do not obviously match a sample of 36.
Abstract
Introduction: Child marriage is a concerning issue associated with various health and social problems, including stress, suicide, despair, low self-esteem, family and social difficulties, limited job choices, financial dependence, and school dropout. Objectives: This study determined the relationship between marriage readiness cards and the improvement of adolescent knowledge in unraveling child marriages. Methods: The research utilized a cross-sectional design conducted at the adolescent health post within the Pantoloan Community Health Center's working area in July 2023. Purposive sampling involved 36 respondents, and data collection utilized a 10-question questionnaire. Univariate and bivariate analyses (Wilcoxon) were applied to the collected data, presented through tables and narrative descriptions. Results: The research findings indicated a significant improvement in adolescent knowledge after the intervention, as evidenced by a negative rank of 0 and a positive rank of 5, with a statistically significant p-value of 0.000. In conclusion, engaging educational media, such as marriage readiness cards, proved effective in enhancing respondents' knowledge. This study recommends community health centers to adopt educational media that capture adolescents' attention for more impactful health promotion initiatives.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Educational 'marriage readiness cards' used with adolescents at a health post to build knowledge about child marriage
- Population
- 36 adolescents at the adolescent health post in the Pantoloan Community Health Center area
Key finding
Adolescent knowledge improved significantly after the intervention.
Sakti et al. · Crossref · 31 Dec 2023