Prevention and Impact of Child Marriage (Case Study in Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi Province)

Abstract

This article aims to respond to the field reality in Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, that early marriage can have an individual impact. This research is field research with a qualitative approach, research data obtained through participatory observation in digging up information about the meaning of community marriage. The researcher concluded that marriage at an early age has an impact on emotional maturity, reproductive health and family resilience. In the aspect of emotional maturity, it causes divorce, while reproductive health causes maternal and child mortality rates to be higher. Furthermore, family resilience refers to the balance of access to fulfillment of basic family needs with access to resources to meet the needs of the family.