Early Marriage in Babat District, Lamongan Regency

Abstract

A problem frequently occurring in society is the prevalence of early marriage. Early marriage is a marriage performed by women and men who are not yet of legal age to marry. Marrying with an immature age cannot take place optimally both financially, mentally, and psychologically, and may be easier to experience problems after marriage. This research aimed to determine the factors causing early marriage in Babat district, Lamongan regency. This research was an analytical correlation using a cross sectional approach on 37 families who married at the age of <19. A questionnaire instrument was used to determine the factors causing early marriage in families who married at <19 years of age. The data were analyzed by using SPSS. The Spearman’s rho test was used to test the relationship between factors causing early marriage. The incidence of early marriage in Babat district had a high level of education of 57%, low family economic status of 51%, parental encouragement of 62.1%, and culture of 62%. These factors were related to the incidence of early marriage. It is hoped that adolescents who received good information, knowledge, and understanding regarding early marriage will avoid committing this act.