Peer-reviewed article
Disregarding the Reproductive Rights of Women in Child Marriage in Indonesia
Arne Huzaimah, Muhammad Abdillah, Nur Quma Laila, M. Tamudin, Tri Astuti ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examines how child marriage in Indonesia neglects girls' reproductive rights and the harmful consequences this has on their health and survival. The research used a qualitative descriptive approach to analyze literature on the topic. The findings show that child marriage creates serious health risks for girls, including miscarriage, postpartum depression, and death. The study calls for stronger policies to protect reproductive rights in the context of child marriage.
Key points
- Child marriage places girls in a disadvantageous position regarding reproductive rights
- Neglect of reproductive rights in child marriage has negative health outcomes including miscarriage, baby blues syndrome, and death
- The practice impacts girls' broader human rights and survival
- More multidisciplinary research is needed on child marriage and reproductive rights
- Firm policies on reproductive rights are needed to address this issue
Limitations
This is a qualitative literature review rather than a study measuring direct outcomes with children or families. The document does not specify which sources were reviewed, the geographic scope within Indonesia, or provide quantitative data on prevalence or outcomes.
Abstract
The phenomenon of child marriage frequently disregards children's reproductive rights. This study aims to explain the negligence of reproductive rights in child marriages by examining practices, factors, and the impacts of such neglect on girls' human rights. This paper employs a qualitative descriptive approach, and the data was gathered through the use of keywords to search the term "neglect of women's reproductive rights in child marriage”. The data was analyzed by reducing, describing, and interpreting the data in depth in order to reach a conclusion. This paper demonstrates that the practice of child marriage not only places females in a disadvantageous position, but also has an impact on reproductive rights, which has negative repercussions for survival, such as miscarriage, baby blues syndrome, and death. It is also anticipated that this paper can serve as a resource for conducting research on child marriage and the neglect of girls' reproductive rights from a broader and more multidisciplinary perspective, so that it can be used as a basis for formulating firm policies on reproductive rights