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STUDI KASUS PERNIKAHAN DINI PADA REMAJA DI KELURAHAN BUGI KOTA BAUBAU PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA TAHUN 2023
Jurnal Wawasan Promosi Kesehatan, Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024), hlm. 89–96
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Background: Marriages that occur before the age of 18 are known as early marriages. The health of the mother and fetus can be threatened if they marry too early or become pregnant, they risk giving birth to an underweight baby. Pregnant women under the age of twenty have a 4.1 times higher risk of LBW births than pregnant women over the age of twenty. Aims: To find out the factors causing early marriage among teenagers in Bugi Village, Baubau City, Southeast Sulawesi Province in 2023. Methods: This research is qualitative research with a case study approach. The technique for determining informants was carried out using purposive sampling. Data collection was carried out through observation and in-depth interviews with 2 key informants, namely teenagers who married early and 6 supporting informants, namely neighbors of teenagers who married early, traditional leaders, and religious leaders. Data analysis uses data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. Results: The results of the research show that there is still a lack of knowledge among teenagers about the impact of early marriage, positive attitudes of teenagers towards early marriage, pregnancies outside of marriage and the existence of a culture that prohibits rejecting the first marriage proposal as factors causing early marriage. Conclusion: Lack of knowledge, teenage attitudes, out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and a culture that prohibits rejecting the first proposal are factors that cause early marriage.