Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan (Journal of Ners and Midwifery)
Vol 12 No 3 (2025)

Sexual Education Improves Students’ Knowledge About Early Marriage Risks

Laily Prima Monica (STIKes Patria Husada Blitar)
Maria Ulfa (STIKes Patria Husada Blitar)
Ika Agustina (STIKes Patria Husada Blitar)
Wahyu Wibisono (STIKes Patria Husada Blitar)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Dec 2025

Abstract

Early marriage is not an easy thing, especially if it is done at the wrong age. According to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), in 2020 the prevalence of early marriage aged 15 - 17 years was 15.40 percent in Blitar Regency, while in Blitar City it was 8.00 percent. Providing sexual education is one way to prevent early marriage. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of sexual education on students' knowledge regarding the impact of early marriage at Public Vocational High School 1 of Kademangan. The design of this research was pre-experiment with One Group Pretest-Post-test approach. The samples in this research was 48 respondents taken by total sampling technique. The research instrument used a pretest-Post-test questionnaire. The method of delivering sexual education was by lecturing session with power points. The data analysis used the Wilcoxon Test. The statistical test results showed that the p-value was 0.000 or <0.05, meant there was an effect of sexual education on students' knowledge regarding the impact of early marriage at Public Vocational High School 1 of Kademangan. It is hoped that the results of this research can be used as evaluation material and information to support increased knowledge of the impact of early marriage on teenagers which can be conveyed by institutions.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jnk

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health

Description

Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan (Journal of Ners and Midwifery) published by STIKes Patria Husada Blitar. Published three times in a year, its in April, August and December. Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan (Journal of Ners and Midwifery) only receive original manuscripts related to science development and have ...