Adolescent fathers’ experiences in Indonesia: a qualitative study

Abstract

Adolescent fatherhood is often unplanned and such situations increase adolescents' vulnerability over their life course. The aim of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the world as seen through the eyes of Indonesian adolescent fathers who experienced an unplanned premarital pregnancy. Sixteen, in person one-to-one interviews were conducted with eight Indonesian adolescent male participants (age 18-19). Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, translated and thematically analysed. Adolescent's uncharted journeys prevailed as the overarching theme, as they narrated how their life course had impacted on them. They experienced emotional distress, they were controlled by strong social and cultural expectations and nurtured by older family members. Resourcefulness emerged as ways of coping through renewed faith and hope for a better future. The enduring impact of their distress on economic opportunities, marital harmony, social integration, faith and happiness is worthy of further enquiry.

Exploring Knowledge and Practices Regarding Menstrual Hygiene Management Among Bihari Women In The Geneva Camp In Bangladesh

“…In contrast to the findings of the current study, some studies of women of reproductive age (Astuti et al, 2021;Budhathoki et al, 2018;Kumar et al, 2017;Patel, 2016;Varghese et al, 2015)medical students, and adolescent girls in India show that the majority women and girls used disposable sanitary napkins during menstruation instead of unhygienic rags and old clothes, tissue paper, or cotton/wool pieces. The possible reasons for this difference are that the women in those studies had good knowledge about MHM and financial capacity to buy sanitary napkins.…”

Experiences of the Transition to Parenthood in Teenage Married Couples

“…This is in line with previous research which explained that the barriers often occurring in the transition of adolescent parents aresuch the emotional burden exacerbated by their disrupted and stopped education, making it difficult to get direct and long-term jobs (Astuti et al, 2021).…”

Exploring Knowledge and Practices Regarding Menstrual Hygiene Management Among Bihari Women In The Geneva Camp In Bangladesh

“…Various factors shape women's and girls' MHM. Studies from LMICsuch as Ethiopia (Smiles et al, 2017), Kenya (Phillips-Howard Nyothach et al, 2016), Zambia (Lahme et al, 2018), India (Astuti et al, 2021;Budhathoki et al, 2018;Kaur, 2018), Nepal (Budhathoki et al, 2017) and Bangladesh (Ainul et al, 2017) demonstrates that many menstruating women and girls do not adequately follow MHM healthy practices, including the use of disposable sanitary pads, tampons or menstrual cups. Instead, many women and girls in resource-limited settings tend to use reusable pads, dirty rags, washable clothes, old fabrics, tissue paper, cotton pieces, or some mixture of absorbent materials to manage menstrual bleeding because they have limited access to commercial products (Kuhlmann et al, 2017).…”

“…Notably, the hygienic use and storage of reusable pads and washable cloths remain a concern for many rural women and girls in LMIC (Kaur, 2018). MHM in LMIC is constrained by socio-economic factors such as the high price and unavailability of sanitary pads (and other products), insufficient water and latrine facilities, and a lack of private rooms for changing sanitary pads (Ameade & Garti, 2016;Astuti et al, 2021;Kuhlmann et al, 2017;Varghese et al, 2015). Such factors may lead to limited use and/or non-use of absorbent materials (such as disposable sanitary nappies, tampons and cups.…”