Early marriage and it's impact on women's health in Dalit community

Abstract

The thesis entitled "Early Marriage and it's Impacts in Women's Health in Dalit community of Tandrang VDC Gorkha District" was conducted among 172 early married Women in Dalit community of Tandrang \/DC. The study of objectives was to analyze or identify of the different socio-demographic characteristics to find out the knowledge and practices of early marriage and effect or impact on women's health due to early marriage. So that data was collected 172 purposively sampled respondents through interview schedule. This study shows that most of respondents were 45.14 percent literate, 47.42 percent involved in agriculture. 36.57 percent were lab0r work. similarly, nearly half 48.57 percent of the women is selected area had got married between 17-19 years. Similarly, majority of the respondents 89.37 percent had their first bearing child before 20 years. This is a prospective study of the associated early marriage and it's impact on women's health among the early marriage women of Dalit community. The major health problems found to low health condition, low literacy, low socio-demographic­ economic status, lack of health education and health educator persons. Lack of awareness on sexual and reproductive health and early marriage with early pregnancy. Moreover, 64.53 percent early pregnancy women delivery place of birth taking at he.me 22.27 percent at health post. Similarly,44.57 percent early pregnancy women had nor to attended the regular antenatal checkup during their pregnancy, At pregnancy time they are n0t birth regular check up their pregnancy period. The major pregnancy related problems in this region arc poor health condition. Anemia, over bleeding and most of uterine prolapsed along with the outcome of premature or low weight babies. ln conclusion, it can be said that early marriage is prevailing in this community due to many poor socio-demographic- economic status. Lack of information or health, lack of health educations, social belief, traditional 1narriage and love marriage system. So this problem solved. It is necessary to promote their education status it is also equally important lo give them about the early marriage. It leads to teenage pregnancy. In which tends to bring risk in child maternal health through different program. Their women's addition improve that it is also need to remove their traditional concept and shyness towards. Early marriage with the help or effective and interesting educational programs, finally to change of traditional concept.