Analysis of the Use of Contraceptive Devices and Pills for Couples of Fertile Age before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Papua Province

Authors

  • Chaterind P. Soelarso Postgraduate Master Program of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University
  • Hasmi Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura Papua, Indonesia, 99351
  • Novita Medyati Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura Papua, Indonesia, 99351
  • Yacob Ruru Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Cenderawasih University

Keywords:

Proportion of ALOKON use, Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

Background: Contraceptive services are the provision or installation of contraception or other contraception-related measures to candidates and participants in family planning services carried out in family planning service facilities in order to help married couples give birth at the ideal age, have a number of children, and set the ideal birth spacing of children. The Covid-19 pandemic has created challenges in implementing the Family Planning (KB) Program, particularly limited access to family planning services. Objectives: The goal of this study is to describe the use of contraceptive devices and pills, as well as the proportion of acceptors by type, method, and regency, in Papua Province before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: This is a concurrent embedded (unbalanced mix) research that combines quantitative and qualitative research methods with the research population, which is Couples of Fertile Age in Papua Province. The study's sample consists of fertile couples who use family planning before and during the pandemic. The proportion table was used to analyze quantitative data, and the triangulation method was used to analyze qualitative data. Result: According to the findings, 34% of contraceptive devices and pills (Alokon) were used prior to the pandemic, and 39% were used during the pandemic. The proportion of contraceptive devices and pills used before the pandemic was 29 percent for Long Term Contraception Method (MKJP) and 71 percent for non-MKJP. During the pandemic, MKJP was found in 28% of people and non-MKJP in 72%. Before the pandemic, the proportion of contraceptive devices and pills used by type was 49.27 percent for injection and 0.23 percent for Male Operation Method (MOP). In the event of a pandemic, inject 49.70% and MOP 0.21 percent. The proportion of ALOKON use by regency before the pandemic was 26.47 percent in Jayapura City and 24.35 percent during the pandemic. Before and during the pandemic, Intan Jaya Regency was 0.04 percent.

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2022-06-29

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Chaterind P. Soelarso, Hasmi, Novita Medyati, & Yacob Ruru. (2022). Analysis of the Use of Contraceptive Devices and Pills for Couples of Fertile Age before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Papua Province. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 62(2), 520–537. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/14242

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