Model of Parental Empowerment as Peer Educators in the Prevention of Child Marriage Among Adolescents: A Literature Review
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https://doi.org/10.69855/bidan.v1i2.564Keywords:
Child Marriage, Parental Empowerment, Peer Education, Family Communication, PreventionAbstract
Child marriage is a serious issue affecting adolescents’ health, education, and well-being. This article aims to examine the model of parental empowerment as peer educators in preventing child marriage through a literature review of national and international studies published between 2016 and 2026. The findings indicate that preventing early marriage requires a comprehensive approach involving increased parental knowledge, strengthened parent–adolescent communication, and community-based social norm transformation. Peer education is considered effective in improving knowledge and attitudes and therefore has strong potential to be developed into a sustainable parent-to-parent preventive strategy.
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