Determinants of Unmet Need for Family Planning among Married Women Age 15-49 in Sumatera Utara Province (Analysis of 2017 RPJMN Data)

Authors

  • Erna Mutiara1, Ancha Sitorus2, Sri Rahayu Novita3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i3.1421

Keywords:

Unmet need, married women, number of children, knowledge, officers visit

Abstract

Unmet need is still a serious problem that has relevance to development in the field of population. The
Indonesian Demographic and Health survey shows the percentage of unmet need for family planning
increased in 2017 by 11%. This analysis aims to find out the important determinants that contributed to
unmet need for family planning in Sumatera Utara Province.
The analysis used secondary data from 2017 National Mid-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) Data carried
out by National Population and Family Planning Board (BkkbN). The population in this analysis are all
married women of childbearing age and the samples are married women of childbearing age who did not
use contraception The dependent variable is unmet need and determinant variables are socio-demographic
characteristics (age, education, occupation, wealth quintile, number of living children and residence),
knowledge of contraceptive method and service delivery factors namely exposure to family planning
information and family planning officers visit.
There are 795 women childbearing age who do not use contraception as many as 37.5% have unmet need
(9.6% of unmet need for spacing pregnancy, 27.9% of unmet need for limiting pregnancy). Thus, 1 out of
6 married women has unmet need. Variables of women’s age, number of children still alive, knowledge,
family planning officers visit are important determinants that contributed to unmet need for family planning
in Sumatera Utara Province with the most contributed variable is age. Communication, Information and
Education (IEC) efforts need to be improved on married women using mass media and family planning
officers visit. Collaborating with local community and traditional leaders in the paradigm shift about the
number of children are important part in reducing unmet need for family planning in Sumatera Utara
Province.

Author Biography

  • Erna Mutiara1, Ancha Sitorus2, Sri Rahayu Novita3

    1Senior Lecturer, Department of Population and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health Universitas Sumatera
    Utara, 2National Population and Family Planning Board Representative Sumatera Utara Province, 3Alumna,
    Department of Population and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health Universitas Sumatera Utara

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Published

2020-03-26

How to Cite

Determinants of Unmet Need for Family Planning among Married Women Age 15-49 in Sumatera Utara Province (Analysis of 2017 RPJMN Data). (2020). Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 11(3), 807-812. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i3.1421