Determinants of Early - Age Marriage in Adolescent Women

Kinovaro Sub-District has a high percentage early-age marriage with a percentage of Couples of Reproductive Age (CRA) under 20 years as many as 4.39%. In Doda Village, Kinovaro Sub-District is the highest number of early-age marriage of 22 people in 2015. This study aimed determine the relationship parental education level, economic status of parents, adolescent education level, adolescent knowledge, social interaction, and religion toward early-age marriage event. The study used a mixed method that combined quantitative and qualitative research. A total population of 32 respondents and sampling used total sampling technique. Statistical analysis used Chi-Square test and descriptive. The results showed that the variables had significant relationship with the early-age marriage were the economic status of parents (p = 0.001), adolescent education level (p = 0.000), and adolescent knowledge (p = 0.026), while the parental education level was not has a significant relationship with early-age marriage (p = 1.000). In ancient times, early-age marriage occurred because of matchmaking culture. But there has been a shift in early-age marriage culture, occurred the desire of adolescent women marriage (already loved each other) and avoid adultery. Based the results, it can concluded that the economic status of parents, the level education and level knowledge, already loved each other and avoid adultery becomes the determinant of early-age marriage in adolescent women in Doda Village.