The Effect of Women's Autonomy in the Uptake of Long-Acting and Permanent Contraception Methods among Women Reproductive Age in East Kalimantan

Abstract

Despite the decreased ferlity rate, East Kalimantan Province sll facing unmet needs. Moreover, almost all contracepve use in East Kalimantan depends on short-acng contracepve methods. Only a few studies have ever been conducted on women's autonomy about Long-Acng Permanent Contracepon Methods (LAPMs) choices. It is, therefore, essenal to find the associated factors affecng LAPMs uptake. This study aimed to analyze the influence of socio-demographic, knowledge, women's autonomy, and ferlity on LAPMs uptake at the household level. The data derived from the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) 2017 of East Kalimantan Province. Samples were 570 married women of childbearing age (10–49 years) who sll using contracepon in any method. Independent variables were socio-demographic, knowledge of family planning, autonomy, and ferlity. The dependent variable was uptake of LAPMs. Logisc regression used to analyze the correlaon between variables. Results showed Factors correlated with the uptake of LAPMs in the bivariate analysis were age, insurance ownership, family planning knowledge, and women's autonomy (p value<0.05). While in the mulvariate analysis only women autonomy and insurance ownership were related to the uptake of LAPMs. This finding provides evidence for including women empowerment programs in the family planning program.