JAKARTA - The resignation of the marriage age is a new phenomenon in the midst of BKKBN's efforts to reduce stunting prevalence. However, this institution also asks for public attention regarding the increasing behavior of sexual intercourse outside of marriage.
This is the common thread that can be picked from the statement of the Deputy for Advocacy, Mobilization and Information (Adpin) of the BKKBN, Sukaryo Teguh Santoso, when interviewed online by RRI Pro 3 FM, on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the Technical Coordination Meeting of the Proud Kencana Program and the Acceleration of Stunting Reduction for the Working Team for Central and Provincial Adpin in 2024, Thursday night (7/3/2024), at the Melia Purosani Hotel, Yogyakarta.
In his explanation, Sukaryo Teguh emphasized that BKKBN does not have data or research related to the phenomenon of decreasing marriage in several regions. Sukaryo Teguh asked for the data to be studied more comprehensively.
"The source of the data must be 'clear', whether the institutions that organize marriages report or not. Khan has a KUA, diocese, and other institutions," he said. "Is the marriage currently recorded or not. Because there are also marriages that are carried out under hands, even though our law adheres to positive law," he added.
Furthermore, Sukaryo Teguh also asked for another reason that must be studied as psychological, social and economic aspects. The reason is, there are several opinions that say because the burden of life is getting higher, people are reluctant to get married.
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"In fact, on the other hand, through research that I have conducted in West Java, people get married because there is a family economic problem. Because of that, they were married. The current phenomenon we do not understand very well," explained Sukaryo Teguh.
Citing another statement, Sukaryo Teguh also suspected that the reason people were reluctant to get married was because they had a good career. "So, you don't want to be complicated," he said.
However, Sukaryo Teguh asked that what was conveyed must be supported by good data. "To see the phenomenon of decreasing the number of marriages, it is necessary to study them in various perspectives and sources, so that the trend is clear, where even churches hold marriages that are covered by civil records," he explained.
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