PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 3 No 1, May 2022
A DESCRIPTION OF SOCIO-CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND UNWANTED PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENT SINGLE PARENT MOTHERS
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PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 3 No 1, May 2022
A DESCRIPTION OF SOCIO-CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND UNWANTED PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENT SINGLE PARENT MOTHERS
A DESCRIPTION OF SOCIO-CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND UNWANTED PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENT SINGLE PARENT MOTHERS
Subject
economy; single parent; social culture; unwanted pregnancy
Description
Unwanted pregnancy in adolescents may have negative impacts on physical, psychological, social and
spiritual condition. The physical impact could endanger the teenage mothers and even their infants.
Psychological stress could trigger a trial to have an abortion which can lead to death. Other psychological
effect, the teenage mothers will try to escape from responsibility or keeping to continue their pregnancies
by compulsion. Meanwhile, besides, social judgement and scorn, as well as banishing made by surrounding
community, the community will also reject the children with unclear parents and they are considered illegal
children of adulteries (Husaeni, 2009). Based on data from the Directorate of Maternal Health, the biggest
cause of teenage maternal death is bleeding as a result of premature pregnancy. The purpose of this study
was to determine the socio-cultural, economic of an unwanted pregnancy in single parent of adolescent
mothers. This type of research is qualitative with a phenomenological and ethnographic approach. The
population and sample are pregnant women and single parent mothers (having toddlers). The sample size is
9 people. Purposive Sampling Data collection by in-depth interviews (In-depth interview) to adolescents.
The research was conducted in TTU District, East Nusa Tenggara. Research Results: 100% teenage single
parent mothers do not work, age 15-19 years with the average education of junior high school to senior high
school. Socio-culturally, teenagers imitate city life, lack of or abandon themselves from spiritual life in the
family, and having trend to try new things. Teenage pregnancies are mostly unwanted as they happened
accidentally. It was due to unsafe sex which was partly triggered by feeling bored with life in dormitories,
adopting city life, lack of control from parents and family when teenagers return home, low or none of
sexual education, simply following others, mutual consent, forced by boyfriends, poor knowledge Lack of
knowledge on reproductive health and the influence of social media causes teenagers to have sex which
causes unwanted pregnancies and poor socio-economic conditions. Suggestions The importance of
preventing unwanted pregnancies in adolescents in schools should be started from the elementary schools
by introducing health reproduction. Promotional materials related to reproductive health should be adapted
to the age and development level of adolescents. In communities, especially those with low economic status,
increasing awareness and knowledge about maternal and infant health is carried out through continuous
health promotion.
spiritual condition. The physical impact could endanger the teenage mothers and even their infants.
Psychological stress could trigger a trial to have an abortion which can lead to death. Other psychological
effect, the teenage mothers will try to escape from responsibility or keeping to continue their pregnancies
by compulsion. Meanwhile, besides, social judgement and scorn, as well as banishing made by surrounding
community, the community will also reject the children with unclear parents and they are considered illegal
children of adulteries (Husaeni, 2009). Based on data from the Directorate of Maternal Health, the biggest
cause of teenage maternal death is bleeding as a result of premature pregnancy. The purpose of this study
was to determine the socio-cultural, economic of an unwanted pregnancy in single parent of adolescent
mothers. This type of research is qualitative with a phenomenological and ethnographic approach. The
population and sample are pregnant women and single parent mothers (having toddlers). The sample size is
9 people. Purposive Sampling Data collection by in-depth interviews (In-depth interview) to adolescents.
The research was conducted in TTU District, East Nusa Tenggara. Research Results: 100% teenage single
parent mothers do not work, age 15-19 years with the average education of junior high school to senior high
school. Socio-culturally, teenagers imitate city life, lack of or abandon themselves from spiritual life in the
family, and having trend to try new things. Teenage pregnancies are mostly unwanted as they happened
accidentally. It was due to unsafe sex which was partly triggered by feeling bored with life in dormitories,
adopting city life, lack of control from parents and family when teenagers return home, low or none of
sexual education, simply following others, mutual consent, forced by boyfriends, poor knowledge Lack of
knowledge on reproductive health and the influence of social media causes teenagers to have sex which
causes unwanted pregnancies and poor socio-economic conditions. Suggestions The importance of
preventing unwanted pregnancies in adolescents in schools should be started from the elementary schools
by introducing health reproduction. Promotional materials related to reproductive health should be adapted
to the age and development level of adolescents. In communities, especially those with low economic status,
increasing awareness and knowledge about maternal and infant health is carried out through continuous
health promotion.
Creator
Ina Debora Ratu Ludji, Jefrin Sambara, Fatmawati Blegur, Wanti
Source
http://jurnal.globalhealthsciencegroup.com/index.php/PICNHS
Publisher
Global Health Science Group
Date
May 2022,
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Ina Debora Ratu Ludji, Jefrin Sambara, Fatmawati Blegur, Wanti, “PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 3 No 1, May 2022
A DESCRIPTION OF SOCIO-CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND UNWANTED PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENT SINGLE PARENT MOTHERS,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed March 12, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2931.
A DESCRIPTION OF SOCIO-CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND UNWANTED PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENT SINGLE PARENT MOTHERS,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed March 12, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2931.