Track: Healthcare Systems

Abstract

The use of long-acting and permanent methods (LAPM) is one way to reduce fertility rates. However, the prevalence of LAPM use has decreased, while the use of non-LAPM has increased significantly. The high prevalence of short-term contraceptive use increases the dynamics of contraceptive use, including contraceptive switching behavior. The switching contraceptive method will reduce unintended pregnancies if switched from a less effective way to a more practical approach. This study aims to identify the switching contraceptive methods from non-LAPM to LAPM and to study the relationship between quality of family planning services which consists of informed choice and Family Planning officer’s visit with switching contraception. The unit of analysis is short-term and traditional contraceptive use episodes during the 3-62 months before the survey among women in union age 15-49. The dependent variable is the duration of the risk period up to the contraceptive switch to LAPM. Based on the results of the inferential analysis, it was found that quality of family planning services had a significant relationship with contraceptive switching from non-LAPM to LAPM