Family size and marital age

  • Helena Siregar Department of Child Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara Medical School/Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital, Medan, North Sumatera
  • Azwin Lubis Department of Child Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara Medical School/Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital, Medan, North Sumatera
  • M. Arif Nasution Department of Child Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara Medical School/Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital, Medan, North Sumatera
  • Indra Kesuma Nasution Department of Child Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara Medical School/Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital, Medan, North Sumatera
  • Thamrin Tanjung Department of Child Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara Medical School/Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital, Medan, North Sumatera
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14238/pi25.5-6.1985.107-11
Keywords: family size; marital age; fertility rate; family planning

Abstract

A cross sectional study about the relationships between family size and marital age and the impact of educatimt, occupation and family planning programme was conducted in the region of South Tapanuli North Sumatera. The study was performed on 246 married couples by simple random sampling of households in the villages Pakantea, Tamiang, Muarasoro and Sumuran, during the period of September 25 up to October 3, 1982.

The eariiest age of marriage for women was 14 years, ancl the latest 20 years. Most of the women (68%) married at 15-20 year. The main education of responders were primary school (67%). The occupational status was mostly (90%) farmer. The mean family size under 20 years old was 6.3 and over 20 years, 5.3.

Fertility rate under 20 years was still high. Family Planning was not yet widely accepted in this area.

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2019-04-25
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Siregar H, Lubis A, Nasution M, Nasution I, Tanjung T. Family size and marital age. PI [Internet]. 25Apr.2019 [cited 23Nov.2024];25(5-6):107-1. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/2192
Issue
Vol 25 No 5-6 (1985): May - June 1985
Section
Developmental Behavioral & Community Pediatrics

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Received 2019-04-25
Published 2019-04-25