Factors that Contributed Against the Incident of Unintended  Pregnancy (UP) in Women Aged 15-49 Years  (IDHS 2017 Data Analysis)

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unintended pregnancy; maternal age; number of children alive; knowledge of contraception methods; Indonesia

Unintended pregnancy (UP) could affect the health of the mother and the baby which could cause perinatal

maternal morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to determine the contribution of maternal age, number

of children alive, family planning history and knowledge of contraception methods to the incidence of

unintended pregnancy in women aged 15-49 years in Indonesia. This study was a further analysis of the

IDHS 2017 data and analyzed multivariately with multiple logistic regression using SPSS version 24. A

total sample of 1930 respondents who met the inclusion requirements of women aged 15-49 years old who

were still alive, had been pregnant, and had living children aged >12 months by the time the survey was

conducted. Based on the results of the analysis we obtained factors that contributed to the occurrence of UP

were maternal age (OR: 2.079; 95%CI: 1.443-2.996; P value <0.005), number of children alive (OR: 2.118;

95%CI: 1.109-4.045; P value = 0.023) and family planning history (OR: 0.473; 95%CI: 0.332-0.696; P

value <0.005). The number of children alive was the most dominant factor contributing to UP. Mothers who

owned living children >3 had a chance of 2 times experiencing UP compared to those who had <3 after being

controlled for maternal age and family planning history.

Ika Permatasari 1 , Ella Nurlaella Hadi 2

1 Student of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, 2 Department of Health

Education and Behavioral Sciences (PKIP), Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia