Perceptions of Early Marriage in Junior High School Students in Rural Areas

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10.2991/978-2-494069-35-0_87How to use a DOI?

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early marriage; adolescents; students

Abstract

Early marriage (less than 19 years old) has a very serious impact on both the mother and the child being born. Grobogan Regency is an area in the province of Central Java, most of which is rural. The prevalence of women getting married and pregnant at an early age in this region is very high, reaching 59.88% in 2018, 51.24% in 2019 and 52.81% in 2020. This figure is much higher than the Central Java province figure, which is 37.67%. Adolescents are the main actors in the occurrence of early marriage, especially in rural communities. This type of research is a survey with a cross-sectional design. Population are junior high school students aged 13–16 years in Grobogan sub-district as the area with the highest incidence of teenage marriage in Grobogan district, Central Java. The minimum number of samples was calculated according to the Slovin formula with a 95% confidence degree, obtained a total of 185 students, consisting of 100 male students (54.05%) and 85 female students (45.95%). Sample selection purposively. Data were collected using a questionnaire. Univariate and bivariate analysis using Mann Whitney test to analyze differences in perception between adolescent boys and girls. The results of the study stated that one in eight adolescents had a favorable perception of early marriage (less than 19 years). There is not much difference in perception between adolescent boys and girls regarding early marriage. Positive perceptions of the benefits of child marriage are still found in both male and female students. This indicates that social norms that support child marriage are still strong among youth in rural areas. Comprehensive interventions are needed to promote the benefits of maturation of the marriageable age based on the cultural context of the community.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Muhammad Azinar
AU  - Alfiana Ainun Nisa
AU  - Puput Ediyarsari
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/01/17
TI  - Perceptions of Early Marriage in Junior High School Students in Rural Areas
BT  - Proceedings of the Unima International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (UNICSSH 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 700
EP  - 711
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-35-0_87
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-35-0_87
ID  - Azinar2023
ER  -