Published date: Mar 15 2022

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: 2021 Annual Conference of Indonesian Association for Public Administration

Pages: 600–609

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v7i5.10581

Henri Sulistiyantohenrisulistiyanto2@gmail.comDoctors Program of Extension Community Development/Empowerment, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta

Ismi Dwi Astuti NurhaeniSocial and Political Sciences, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta

An Nisa FithriFaculty Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya Malang, Indonesia

Adolescent pregnancy is increasing annually with the rising number of teenage girls. Government policies regulating family planning pose a dilemma for couples. These policies increase the prevalence of unmet needs among adolescents. This research aimed to describe the phenomenon of adolescent pregnancy from a gender perspective, using a qualitative descriptive approach. The results showed an increase in adolescent pregnancies, specifically from 559 cases in 2017, to 684 in 2018, 897 in 2019 and 806 in 2020. The family environment, especially unhappy parents, is a determinant of unwanted pregnancy in adolescents. Early marriage is a common alternative in an effort to “improve the social image of the family in society”. This suggests that women bear the brunt of gender inequality, but gender inequality is fundamentally dangerous for everyone and ultimately detrimental to the national economy.

Keywords: adolescent, unmet need, KTD, parents, gender, culture

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