Attitude, Family Suport Towards The Maturation Age Of Marriage And Unwanted Pregnancy

Abstract

Nowadays, reproductive health behavior among adolescents  are considered  less likely to support the realization of qualifiable youth. The decreased  quality of adolescent life  adversely affect the quality of the family both at present and in the future. The data of cross-sectoral collaborative program between Marriage Registry Office and Public Health Center in 2011 at work area of Sungai Kakap shows  that  26 out of 178  brides were tested positive for pregnancy. Unfortunately, 18 of these brides were still at the age of adolescents. Meanwhile,  in 2012, 27 out of 153 brides were also tested positive for pregnancy before got married. More unfortunately, 25 of 27 brides were also still at the age of adolescents.  Therefore, this study is aimed at discovering the correlation of attitude, family support towards  the maturation age of marriage, and unwanted pregnancy at work area of Puskesmas Sungai Kakap Kabupaten Kubu Raya of 2013. An observational analytic  design and cross sectional approach were carried out in this study. Then, the data was statistically tested by using chi square test. Number of samples in this study were 88 brides at work area of Sungai Kakap. The results showed an attitude (p value = 0,019) and family support (p value = 0,024). Concluded that there is correlation of attitude family support towards  the maturation age of marriage, and unwanted pregnancy