Mitigasi Perkawinan Anak di Tengah Pandemi Covid-19 Melalui Sekolah Pra Nikah bagi Ikatan Pelajar Muhammadiyah Klaten
Authors: Miftakhul Marwa Muhammad Habibi , Muhammadi Fauzan , Syuhada Muhammad Nur 
Published: April 2023

Perkawinan anak menjadi permasalahan serius bangsa Indonesia karena berkaitan erat dengan aspek pendidikan, kesejahteraan, perlindungan sosial, kesehatan, dan ketenagakerjaan. Perkawinan semacam ini dikategorikan sebagai pelanggaran hak serta tumbuh kembang anak. Dampak perkawinan anak tidak hanya dirasakan anak yang dinikahkan, tetapi juga berdampak terhadap anak yang akan dilahirkan. Terjadinya perkawinan anak kebanyakan karena kehamilan sebelum menikah akibat pergaulan bebas yang tidak terkontrol. Mitigasi perkawinan anak di tengah pandemi melalui sekolah pra nikah bagi Pimpinan Daerah Ikatan Pelajar Muhammadiyah Kabupaten Klaten, merupakan salah satu strategi untuk mencegah perkawinan anak dan pergaulan bebas yang dimulai dari diri sendiri. Pengabdian ini menggunakan metode pembelajaran orang dewasa yang dikemas dalam bentuk sekolah non formal dengan model ceramah, pelatihan, dan evaluasi. Pemahaman dan keterampilan peserta mengalami peningkatan setelah mengikuti kegiatan pengabdian. Kenyataan ini dibuktikan dari hasil pre-test yang diujikan sebelum peserta memperoleh materi yaitu nilai rata-rata peserta 75,29/100, dan hasil post-test setelah materi disampaikan kepada peserta hasil rata-rata mencapai 85,83/100. Sementara, berdasarkan kuesioner penilaian mitra bahwa keberdayaan peserta mengalami peningkatan dengan persentase setuju 57,7%, sangat setuju 34,6%, dan tidak setuju 7,7%.
 
Mitigation of Child Marriage during a Covid-19 Pandemic Through Pre-Marriage Schools for the Klaten Muhammadiyah Student Association.
Child marriage is a serious problem for the Indonesian people because it is closely related to aspects of education, welfare, social protection, health, and employment. This kind of marriage is categorized as a violation of the rights and development of children. The impact of child marriage is not only felt by the child who is married, but also has an impact on the child to be born. The occurrence of child marriage is mostly due to pregnancy before marriage due to uncontrolled promiscuity. Mitigation of child marriage in the midst of a pandemic through pre-marital schools for the Regional Leaders of the Klaten Regency Muhamamdiyah Student Association, is one strategy to prevent child marriage and promiscuity that starts with oneself. This service uses adult learning methods that are packaged in the form of non-formal schools with lecture, training, and evaluation models. Participants' understanding and skills have increased after participating in service activities. This fact is evidenced from the results of the pretest that was tested before the participants received the material, namely the average value of the participants was 75.29/100, and the posttest results after the material was delivered to the participants the average result reached 85.83/100. Meanwhile, based on the partner assessment questionnaire, participants' empowerment has increased with the percentage agreeing to 57.7%, strongly agreeing 34.6%, and disagreeing 7.7%.