Abstract
Background: Early marriage is still a problem in the world, especially in developing countries including Indonesia. The problem of early marriage in Indonesia takes place both in urban and rural areas with diverse population economic status. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between early marriage and child development. Method: This study used a cross-sectional approach design. The independent variable in this research was early marriage, while the dependent variable in this research was the development of the child. The population in this research was all toddlers residing in a region of Situbondo Regency. The total sample was 67 respondents who got married when 18 years old or younger. Data were collected through questionnaires and measurements of height, weight, and nutritional status and progress was assessed through interviews and the Denver Development Screening Test (DDST) II. Data were analyzed with the Pearson correlation test with p < 0.05. Results: Early marriage has no association with child growth but it has a relationship with child development. In this study there was a significant relationship found between early marriage of the mother and child development (p < 0.001). The risk of a child experiencing developmental disorders when the mother marries early was found to be 62 times compared to mothers who married at an early age. Conclusion: Early marriage does not cause growth disorders of children, but early marriage has the potential to cause delay in child development. Early childbirth does not cause growth disorders of children. Women who experienced early childbirth might cause general developmental delays in children. © 2018, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.
Highlights
Marriage remains a problem especially in developing countries like Indonesia.[1,2,3] The latest data released in the year 2017 show that the prevalence of early marriage is high.[4]
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The problem of early marriage is a classic problem faced in Indonesia, considering the marriage rule has been legalized since 1974.7 The increasing number of adolescents who give birth might be correlated with the increased phenomenon of early marriage in some areas.[5]
Summary
Marriage remains a problem especially in developing countries like Indonesia.[1,2,3] The latest data released in the year 2017 show that the prevalence of early marriage is high.[4]. Physical and psychological development of immature babies at an early age causes health and social problems.[8] Some of the problems in child marriage include factors that encourage the marriage of children, WKHLU H൵HFW RQ HGXFDWLRQ WKH RFFXUUHQFH RI GRPHVWLF violence, the impact on reproductive health, childbirth and child psychological health, and legal views related to child marriage.[9] Indonesia has been gradually improving. Marriage is still a problem in the world, especially in developing countries including Indonesia. The problem of early marriage in Indonesia takes place both in urban and rural areas with diverse population economic status
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