Factors, impacts, and efforts in preventing early marriage culture on women’s reproductive health: Literature review

In 2022, the prevalence of child marriage in Indonesia will be 8.06 percent, consisting of dispensation for marriage and child marriage. Early marriage can cause new problems, for example in the aspect of reproductive health, because the reproductive organs are not yet mature enough to carry out their functions. The aim of this research is to determine the factors, impacts and prevention of early marriage. This study uses 30 articles obtained from searches using Google Scholar. The inclusion criteria are articles from 2019-2023 analyzing factors, impacts and efforts to prevent the culture of early marriage on women’s reproductive health, while the exclusion criteria are reviews and duplication articles. Early marriage can be influenced by several factors, namely cultural factors, beliefs, upbringing, economy, and social environment. The impact of early marriage is the health of the mother and the health of the baby. Efforts that can be made to prevent early marriage are by creating opportunities for education and skills training, as well as empowering women, which is expected to encourage women to make their own choices in making the decision to marry.