EDUCATION ROLE IN UNINTENDED PREGNANCY IN RURAL INDONESIA

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the relationship between education level and unintended pregnancies in rural Indonesia. The study examined 19,241 women who had given birth in the last five years in rural Indonesia. Apart from unintended pregnancy as an outcome variable, the study analyzed the education level as an exposure variable. The study also employed eight control variables (age, marital status, employment, wealth, parity, and family planning on radio, TV, and in newspapers/magazines). The study employs binary logistic regression in the final stage. The results show that the average unintended pregnancy in rural Indonesia was 11.3%. No education was 0.542 times less likely than higher education to experience unintended pregnancies (95% CI 0.542-0.543). Primary education is 1.599 times more likely than higher education to experience an unintended pregnancy (95% CI 1.599-1.599). Secondary education was 1.624 times more likely than higher education to experience unintended pregnancies (95% CI 1.623-1.624). Apart from the education level, the eight control variables tested also showed a significant relationship. The eight variables were age group, marital status, employment status, wealth status, and parity; family planning on radio, TV, and in newspapers/magazines. The study concluded that education level related to unintended pregnancy in rural Indonesia. The novelty and scientific contribution of the study was the role of education level in unintended pregnancy in rural areas. Previous studies rarely disclose information about it. Keywords: Unintended Pregnancy, Education Level, Family Planning, Maternal Health, Media Exposure DOI： https://doi.org/10.35741/issn.0258-2724.58.2.2