Determinants of Teenage Pregnancy in Indonesia

• DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i3.10736
• Publication Date: 2021-01-29T10:24:12Z
• Authors: Nikmatur Rohmah; Ah Yusuf; Rachmat Hargono; Agung Dwi Laksono; Ilyas Ibrahim; Saiful Walid
• Keywords: Marital status; Teenage pregnancy

The phenomenon of teenage pregnancy in Indonesia has increased annually, but only a few studies that indicate its predictors. present research aimed at anlyzing the determinants Indonesia. study used secondary data obtained from Indonesian Demography and Health Survey (IDHS) 2017. independent variables are as follows age, wealth status, education, occupation, marital status. On other hand, dependent variable is pregnancy. were analyzed using binary logisctic regression. It was found age significant determinant richest teenager 0.61 higher possibility getting pregnant than poorest. A with education 0.03 times more possible to get one not gone school before. Moreover, working by 1.47 times. empirically proves status pregancu. While four variables, such lower no have been proven