Title:
DETERMINANTS REASONS OF UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING OF CHILDBEARING AGE COUPLES IN ACEH, INDONESIA

Authors:
Nora Usrina, Ismail Ismail, Gustiana Gustiana, Halimatussakdiah Halimatussakdiah and Nisrina Hanum

Abstract:
According to IDHS in 2017, the percentage of unmet need planning in Indonesia reach 10.6%. Unmet need planning in Aceh is 14.25% of 23 districts. There are several factors that are thought to be related to the occurrence of unmet needs in family planning, including the number of children, knowledge, the role of officers, the husband's support, the use of mass media, and access to health facilities. To determine the factors that influence the reasons for the unmet need for family planning of childbearing age couples in Aceh, Indonesia. This research method is analytic with a cross-sectional. The sample in this study is PUS does not use contraception in the Public Health Center of Darul Imarah, Aceh, Indonesia. The total sample is 201 childbearing-age couples. Data collection is used questionnaires. The statistical test used is the logistic regression test. Factors related to the reasons for unmet need family planning are the number of children (p-value= 0.000; OR=45.33), knowledge (p-value=0.037; OR=2.01), husband's support (pvalue=0.049; OR=1.94), and access to health facilities (p-value=0.049; OR=1.92). The most dominant factor related to the reason for the unmet need for family planning is the number of children ?2 people (pvalue=0.000; OR=34.83; 95%CI: 8.85–136.97) The number of children is related to the reason for unmet need planning, so it is hoped that mothers can plan a number of children and space pregnancies using contraception.

Keywords:
Access to health facilities, husband's support, knowledge, number of children, reason unmet need planning

DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2022.5610