Spatial Analysis Using Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) of Child Marriage Among Women 15-24 Years old in Indonesia

Abstract

Introduction: Child marriage, which has existed for centuries, is a complex issue, deeply rooted in gender inequality, tradition, and poverty. Child marriage is increasingly recognized as a violation of girls' rights because it effectively ends education, deprives any opportunity to acquire vocational and life skills, exposes children to the risk of early pregnancy, bearing children, and motherhood before being physically and psychologically ready, increasing the risk of sexual violence and HIV infection Objective: This study aims to conduct spatial analysis to determine the spatial autocorrelation between provinces in Indonesia based on the number of child marriages influenced by reproductive system knowledge in women aged 15-24 years who marry children (