Religiusitas dan Perilaku Seksual Pranikah pada Remaja di Rural Area

Background: One of the health problems that adolescents often face in today's era is premarital sexual behavior. The rise of premarital sexual behavior, unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among adolescents is one example of the reality of adolescent behavior in the sexual field. Rural areas are likely to experience this, because of the limited knowledge of adolescents about reproductive health. Objective: To determine the relationship between religiosity and premarital sexual behavior in adolescents in rural areas. Method: The research design used was a quantitative correlation study with a cross-sectional approach. The research sample was all students in grades X-XII of MA Al Falah Jember, totaling 106 students, using the total sampling method. Instrument: This research instrument adopted a religiosity questionnaire from Lutfiah (2018) and premarital sexual behavior from Sarwono (2010). Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square test. Results: Most of the respondents (76.4%) with high religiosity and most of the respondents (74.5%) with low premarital sexual behavior. From the Chi-Square analysis, it was obtained p = 0.000 (p <? 0.05) meaning that there is a significant relationship between religiosity and premarital sexual behavior, with a contingency coefficient value of 0.47 which means it has a moderate relationship. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between religiosity and premarital sexual behavior in adolescents in rural areas.