Peer-reviewed article
The influence of peer educators in a reproductive health program for the prevention of child marriage at SMA Negeri 13 Makassar
Ummi Kalsum, Andi Nurzakiah Amin ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This study looked at whether a peer educator program on reproductive health could help prevent child marriage among students at SMA Negeri 13 Makassar, Indonesia. It compared 35 students in the program with 35 in a control group, measuring them before and after. Scores changed from before to after the program. However, the gains in the program group were not significantly larger than those in the control group on any measure.
Key points
- Quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group; 70 respondents (35 intervention, 35 control) chosen by purposive sampling.
- Questionnaires measured information, knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and child marriage prevention.
- Paired t-tests showed score changes before and after the intervention.
- No significant difference in gain scores between groups: information p=0.166, knowledge p=0.075, attitudes p=0.265, behaviors p=0.552, child marriage prevention p=0.591.
- The authors conclude that the improvement was not significantly larger in the intervention group than in the control group.
Limitations
The sample is small, from a single school and selected purposively, so results may not apply elsewhere. The abstract does not report whether actual child marriage rates changed, nor the program's length or content in detail.
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the impact of a peer educator program focused on reproductive health for the prevention of child marriage at SMA Negeri 13 Makassar. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group was employed. The sample consisted of 70 respondents—divided into an intervention group (n=35) and a control group (n=35)—selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected via questionnaires covering information, knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and child marriage prevention. Data analysis involved the Paired Sample t-test to compare pretest and posttest scores, and the Mann–Whitney U test to compare gain scores between the two groups. The results indicated changes in scores before and after the intervention according to the Paired Sample t-test. However, the Mann–Whitney U test revealed no significant difference in the improvement (gain score) between the intervention and control groups regarding information (p=0.166), knowledge (p=0.075), attitudes (p=0.265), behaviors (p=0.552), and child marriage prevention (p=0.591). Conclusion: While the peer educator program resulted in score changes before and after the intervention, there was no significant difference in the magnitude of improvement between the intervention and control groups.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- A peer educator program focused on reproductive health for the prevention of child marriage
- Population
- 70 students at SMA Negeri 13 Makassar, Indonesia (35 intervention, 35 control)
Key finding
Scores changed from pretest to posttest according to paired t-tests.
Kalsum et al. · OpenAlex · 7 Oct 2026