Abstract
Purpose
This study aimed to present the level and patterns of premarital first births in Indonesia, and its association with early childbearing.
Methods
This study used three rounds of the Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey, including a total of 29,483 women in 2002; 32,895 in 2007 and 45,607 in 2012. Those women who had their first child before reaching 19 years of age were defined as early child bearers, otherwise, the women were known as later child bearers. All conceptions that occurred 9 months after the first marriage were defined as timely births within marriage, thus, premarital first birth is a first birth that occurred less than 7 months after the first marriage.
Findings
About 7–11% of Indonesian women conceived their first child before marriage. Both early and later child bearers experienced their first birth less than 7 months after their first marriage, however, women who experienced conception before marriage were twice as likely to become early child bearers compared to women who had their first birth occurred timely.
Conclusion
The results of the present analysis show that some Indonesian women had their first child before marriage. Although the unavailability of marriage and birth registrations is the most plausible explanation for the decline in premarital first births among the youngest cohort, regional differences suggest there is also an influence of socio-cultural diversity in the premarital sexual practices of Indonesian women.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Original Articles
- Necessity for redesigning premarital counseling classes based on marriage readiness from the perspective of adolescents and specialists: a need assessment based on the Bourich model and quadrant analysis
- Knowledge and attitude of Egyptian parents toward childhood mental disorders
- The association of resilience with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescent students
- Self-esteem and motivation with adherence of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Indonesia with antiretroviral therapy: a cross-sectional study
- Rethinking early childbearing in Indonesia: is it preceded by a premarital first birth?
- Effectiveness of different methods of health education on knowledge and attitude regarding palliative care among college students in urban Puducherry: a pre-post intervention study
- Prevalence and correlates of being bullied among adolescents in Indonesia: results from the 2015 Global School-based Student Health Survey
- Effect of acupressure on post tonsillectomy pain in adolescents: a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial study
- Perceived stress and coping strategies among undergraduate dental students – an institutional based study
- Effects of carrying school bags on cervical and shoulder posture in static and dynamic conditions in adolescent students
- Validation of the Arabic version of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale in Tunisian adolescents
- Determining predictors of change in sugar sweetened beverage consumption behaviour among university students in India
- Association between menstrual disorders and school absenteeism among schoolgirls in South Egypt
- The association between iron deficiency anemia and febrile seizure
- Experience of bullying among Bhutanese college students: implications for teacher formation programmes
- Does an association exist between socio-economic status and subjective physical, mental and social well-being among early adolescents?
- The effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on the mental health of students with an emotional breakdown
- Sleep quality and its effect on event related potential P300 in adolescents with and without sleep disturbances
- The effect of rational-emotive behavior therapy on anxiety and resilience in students
- The use of gadgets and their relationship to poor sleep quality and social interaction on mid-adolescents: a cross-sectional study
- Knowledge and attitude regarding reproductive and sexual health among school teachers: a descriptive survey
- Inadequate awareness of cervical cancer and its prevention among young women of Delhi, India: public health policy implications
- Prevalence and risk factors of polycystic ovarian syndrome among an ethnically diverse overweight/obese adolescent population
- Comparison of the effect of self-care education in a disaster with two student-centered and family-centered approaches to self-care in students
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Original Articles
- Necessity for redesigning premarital counseling classes based on marriage readiness from the perspective of adolescents and specialists: a need assessment based on the Bourich model and quadrant analysis
- Knowledge and attitude of Egyptian parents toward childhood mental disorders
- The association of resilience with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescent students
- Self-esteem and motivation with adherence of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Indonesia with antiretroviral therapy: a cross-sectional study
- Rethinking early childbearing in Indonesia: is it preceded by a premarital first birth?
- Effectiveness of different methods of health education on knowledge and attitude regarding palliative care among college students in urban Puducherry: a pre-post intervention study
- Prevalence and correlates of being bullied among adolescents in Indonesia: results from the 2015 Global School-based Student Health Survey
- Effect of acupressure on post tonsillectomy pain in adolescents: a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial study
- Perceived stress and coping strategies among undergraduate dental students – an institutional based study
- Effects of carrying school bags on cervical and shoulder posture in static and dynamic conditions in adolescent students
- Validation of the Arabic version of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale in Tunisian adolescents
- Determining predictors of change in sugar sweetened beverage consumption behaviour among university students in India
- Association between menstrual disorders and school absenteeism among schoolgirls in South Egypt
- The association between iron deficiency anemia and febrile seizure
- Experience of bullying among Bhutanese college students: implications for teacher formation programmes
- Does an association exist between socio-economic status and subjective physical, mental and social well-being among early adolescents?
- The effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on the mental health of students with an emotional breakdown
- Sleep quality and its effect on event related potential P300 in adolescents with and without sleep disturbances
- The effect of rational-emotive behavior therapy on anxiety and resilience in students
- The use of gadgets and their relationship to poor sleep quality and social interaction on mid-adolescents: a cross-sectional study
- Knowledge and attitude regarding reproductive and sexual health among school teachers: a descriptive survey
- Inadequate awareness of cervical cancer and its prevention among young women of Delhi, India: public health policy implications
- Prevalence and risk factors of polycystic ovarian syndrome among an ethnically diverse overweight/obese adolescent population
- Comparison of the effect of self-care education in a disaster with two student-centered and family-centered approaches to self-care in students
- The effect of life skills training with health literacy strategies on self-esteem and self-efficacy in female students during puberty