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

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% from 23 districts. There are several factors that are thought to be related to the occurrence of unmet need family planning, including the number of children, knowledge, role of officers, husband's support, use of mass media and access to health facilities. To determine the factors that influence the reasons of 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 that do not use contraception in Public Health Center of Darul Imarah, Aceh, Indonesia. Total sample is 201 childbearing age couples. Data collection is used questionnaires. Statistical test used is 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 of 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 number of children and space pregnancies using contraception.