Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: September | Volume: 10 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 360-364
Knowledge Regarding Factors Contributing to Early Marriage and Its Consequences among Adolescence in Selected Rural Area, Dhangadhi
Chandani Malla1, Anita Mehta2
1Department of Pediatric Nursing, NMCNC, Birgunj, Parsa
2Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, NMCNC, Birgunj, Parsa
Corresponding Author: Chandani Malla
ABSTRACT
Background: Marriage is an important part of human life, which is an association that demands maturity, ability and responsibility. Child marriage in Nepal is considered a major barrier to the nation's social and economic development, as well as a major women's health concern.1 This research study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding factors contributing to early marriage and its consequences among adolescence in selected rural area, Dhangadhi.
Methods: A Descriptive cross-sectional research design was used and a total of 184 adolescences of Fulbari-18 rural area, Dhangadhi were selected by using Non probability Purposive sampling technique. Data was collected by using structured Interview schedule and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques.
Results: The study revealed that majority (64.68%) of the respondents had inadequate knowledge whereas 35.32% of the respondents had adequate knowledge regarding factors contributing to early marriage and its consequences. An association was found between level of knowledge regarding factors contributing early marriage and its consequences with religion and total number of siblings with Chi-square 8.278 and 15.651 respectively at 0.05 level of significance.
Conclusion: Findings of the current study revealed that the knowledge regarding factors contributing early marriage and its consequences among adolescence was not satisfactory and had to improve significantly. Hence the efforts have to be made to improve the status of women through their increased participation in education.
Key words: Adolescence, Consequences, Early marriage, Factors contributing, Knowledge