Education and Knowledge as Determinant Early Marriage in Women, Bogor District, Indonesia

Early marriage is a marriage performed by a woman at the age of 13-16 years or men aged 17-18 years. Early marriages often result in losses both in terms of health and development for women, as well as the issue of human rights violations that are widely ignored and are usually associated with social and physical impacts on young women and their offspring. Based on Kemenkes data1, the number of early marriage under the age of 19 is 46.7%. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors associated with early marriage to women in Sibanteng Village, Leuwisadeng District, Bogor Regency in 2017. The study was conducted in March 2017 using a cross sectional design. The subjects of this study used a sample of 111 respondents. Data collection techniques by means of Proportional Simple Random Sampling. Data analysis was performed with the chi-square test with 95% CI (p = 0.05). Education (p = 0.001) and knowledge (p = 0.0005) have a significant association with the incidence of early marriage. Attitude (p = 0.118), family support (p = 1), culture (p = 0.833), economy (p = 0.172), showed no significant association with the incidence of early marriage. It is hoped that the government and related institutions can increase the level of education and knowledge in the Bogor area.