ANALYSIS OF CHILD MARRIAGE FACTORS ON THE INCIDENCE OF CHRONIC ENERGY DEFICIENCY (CED) IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE

Abstract

In the 21st century, the phenomenon of underage marriage of young girls still occurs in developing countries. The factor of early marriage is the main focus in preventing maternal and neonatal emergencies. One of the factors of early pregnancy is adolescence and family income which are considered to be factors that can increase the potential for CED in mothers during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors of child marriage on the incidence of Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) in women of childbearing age in the working area of the Biji Nangka Health Center, Sinjai Regency in 2024. Quantitative method with a cross -sectional study approach variable Knowledge, Attitude and Incidence of CED. The population in this study were all Reproductive-Age Woman (RAW) 20 years in the working area of the Samaenre Health Center, totaling 30 people, Total Sampling technique. The results of the study used the t est ChiSquare shows that there is a relationship between RAW knowledge about CED (p -value = 0.000) and RAW attitude about CED (p-value = 0.002) with the incidence of CED at Health Center, so it is recommended that the Health Office needs to make health promotion efforts about the importance of pregnancy at a healthy reproductive age and the importance of knowledge about factors related to CED.