Influence of education and parental income of parents on early marriage for young women the village baranti districts baranti regency sidenreng rappang

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Early marriage is a marriage with a relatively young age under the age of 16 years. The phenomenon of early marriage many occur in Indonesia. Globally, 80% of girls aged 10–16 years have a 5 times greater risk of dying in cases of pregnancy and childbirth than women aged 20–24 years. Early marriage factors are: Coercion from parents, promiscuity, curiosity about the world of sex, socio-cultural factors, economic pressure, level of education, difficulty in getting a job, mass media, and views and beliefs. AIM: This study aimed to analyze the socio-cultural determinants that influence the incidence of early marriage in Village Baranti, District Baranti, Regency Sidenreng Rappang. METHODS: The design of this study is a cross-sectional study design with a simple random sampling technique carried in Village Baranti, District Baranti. The population in this study was 165 people and the number of samples 102 people. Data were collected by interview and questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Chi-square analysis. RESULTS: The results showed that the significant of the incidence of early marriage was fathers education (p = 0.023), mothers education (p = 0.041), and parental income (p = 0.036). CONCLUSION: It was concluded that there was a relationship between education father, mothers’ education, and parents’ income, toward the occurrence of early marriage in Village Baranti, District Baranti, Regency Sidenreng Rappang.

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