Demography Reproduction Health

THE INFLUENCE OF AGE, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, EDUCATION LEVEL AND KNOWLEDGE ON POSTPARTUM CONTRACEPTION PLANNING IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN SARIREJO SUB-DISTRICT

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July 6, 2024

The problem of stunting that occurs in Indonesia is caused by one of the sensitive factors, namely bad parenting. Improper parenting can occur in mothers whose children are born too close together (<2 years). Postpartum contraception can also be a solution for those who are "4 too". The achievement of postpartum family planning services in Sarirejo Sub District (65.12%) has not met the target (70%). Several previous studies have shown that contraceptive use is influenced by age, number of children, level of education and knowledge.

This study aims to analyze the influence between age, number of children, level of education and knowledge with postpartum family planning plans for pregnant women in Sarirejo Sub District.

This research is an analytic observational study with a cross sectional design. The subjects of this study were all pregnant women in Sarirejo Sub District in April 2023 with a total sample of 77 respondents.

The results showed that the variables Age (0.000), Number of Children (0.001),  Education level (0.000) and Knowledge (0.000) had a influence with postpartum family planning plans.

The conclusion of this study is that there is a influence between age, number of children, level of education and knowledge with postpartum family planning plans for pregnant women in Sarirejo Sub District. Therefore the advice that can be given is to increase the understanding and knowledge of pregnant women about the importance of postpartum family planning through counseling, cross-sector collaboration between family planning counselors and village midwives. 

 Keywords: contraception, postpartum, pregnant mother