Petungan weton* in marriage is a matter of days of birth and the market
from both the bridegroom and women. The goal for the concerned to avoid
problems that can affect housewifery. The meaning of petungan weton matching
is a good housewifery, while the meaning of petungan weton that didn’t match
was housewifery will be fraught with difficulties up to the divorce. The purpose of
this study to determine the relationship between Javanese culture petungan weton
with divorce phenomenon based on transcultural nursing in Sidoarjo. Design used
in this study was descriptive analytic with cross sectional approach. The
population were husband or wife at Pengadilan Agama Sidoarjo. Total sampel
were 25 respondent who met inclusion criteria. The independent variabel was
petungan weton. The dependent variabel was divorce phenomenon. Data were
collected by using identity form respondent. Data were then analyzed by using
correlation chi square test with significance level of p = 0,05. Result showed that
petungan weton hasn’t correlation with divorce phenomenon (p = 0,588). It can be
concluded Javanese culture petungan weton and divorce phenomenon hasn’t
correlation. Nurses communities, especially family caregivers based on
transcultural nursing, can perform the intervention planning that is negotiated
petungan weton culture in the Java community. Further research needs to study
with qualitative methods.
*) Javanese culture that used in weddings
Keywords: divorce phenomenon, petungan weton, , theory transcultural nursin
