PERAN ORANG TUA DALAM UPAYA PENCEGAHAN PERNIKAHAN DINI

Background: The role of parents is one of the important factors in preventing early marriage, as seen from family communication and children's decisions to marry. A disharmonious family can influence children's behavior, so that they have the potential to get married early. This study aims to determine the role of parents in efforts to prevent early marriage.
Method: This research design uses descriptive. The population in this study was 184 respondents with mothers and fathers who had teenage children aged 10 to 19 years. The sample in this study was 126 people who were calculated using the Slovin formula, selected using purposive sampling. The data collection technique used a questionnaire.
Results: The results of this study indicate that parents play a role in preventing children from getting married early. There were 92.1% of respondents who played a good role in preventing early marriage and 7.9% of respondents who played a fairly good role in preventing early marriage.
Conclusion: The role of parents is very important in preventing early marriage through communication, supervision, and education, affection and attention, creating a safe environment can help children avoid early marriage. Future research is recommended to examine further the factors that can influence the role of parents in preventing early marriage. As a nurse, it is better to increase educational efforts to parents to prevent early marriage.