Abstract :
Reproductive health is a fundamental material for society, especially for women. Women as those who directly produce offspring, need to understand the importance of reproductive health standards to avoid bad risks. Young women in Manduro Village have limited access and information about reproductive health, due to the remote location of the village and low human resources. The low understanding of reproductive health among women in Manduro Village is in line with the high cases of marriage at young age. Generally, Manduro women get married at the age of 15 to 18 years, which age is still classified as a child. The immature age at marriage for women then creates risks such as miscarriage, death of mother and baby, and stunting. This study uses the theory of social construction by Peter L Berger and Thomas Luckmann as a tool to analyze the process of forming a construction on reproductive health in women who marry young in Manduro Village. Qualitative methods are used in this study, with two categories of informants, namely subject and non-subject. In-depth interviews were conducted with 9 informants, supported by secondary data from books, scientific journals, reports, village data, to the internet. The results of this study indicate that Manduro women experience a construction process through three stages, namely externalization, objectivation, and internalization. At the initial stage, namely externalization, individuals receive knowledge or information about reproductive health which is automatically carried out by the individual. Reproductive health is universally understood as everything related to the function of the reproductive organs, how to care for them, the risks that may occur, pregnancy and birth, sexually transmitted diseases, to HIV AIDS. This information is obtained through socialization from families, schools, and other agencies. Furthermore, the objectivation phase occurs between individuals in the community who discuss reproductive health. Information and knowledge obtained by the community either through family, school, or counseling experience a new dialectic process of thinking. There are doubts about the correctness of the information with what they apply every day. The next phase is internalization, where individuals make decisions that they think are the most correct. The decisions taken may differ from reproductive health standards. The construction of reproductive health is understood differently by several Manduro community groups. Women who fall into the fatalistic category and do not develop themselves understand reproductive health as simple things such as keeping the genital area clean and the process of pregnancy or birth. Meanwhile, women who are optimistic and more active in village activities certainly have more health knowledge. They understand reproductive health as related to the reproductive organs and their functions, how to treat them, and the risks. The difference in understanding the concept of reproductive health occurs because of the different experiences experienced by each individual in their world.