Comparison of Weidht Gain in Injectable Contraceptive 1-Month And 3-Month Acceptors at The Independent Midwife Practice Tambaksari Surabaya

Abstract

Introduction: Injectable contraception is the most widely used type of contraception by Indonesian mothers because of its effective way of working, practical use, and lower price. However, in the use of injectable contraception, there are side effects, one of which is weight gain. Objective: To find out the differences in weight gain for 1-month and 3-months of injecting contraceptive acceptors. Method: This was an analytical observational study with a cross-sectional design. This research was conducted at the Independent Practice Midwife of Sri Retnaningtyas, Tambaksari District, Surabaya. The total sample is 110 respondents with a consecutive sampling technique. Data collection using medical records and statistical tests using independent sample t-test. Results: Analyzing the weight gain in the contraceptive injection acceptor that is the average injection of 1-month experienced of 2.16 kilograms and injections of 3-months experienced of 2.95 kilograms. The results of the independent t-test with a significance value of 0.039 (p <0.05). Conclusion: There was a significant difference in weight gain between 1-month and 3-months injective contraception acceptors, with the highest increase occurred in 3-months, injective contraceptive acceptors.

Psychosocial stress, food preferences, and screen time with nutritional status of women of reproductive age in Sukamulya Village, Tangerang Regency

“…The incidence of obesity also could not be proven by the high consumption of sweets as expected. 28 The incidence of obesity is also caused by excessive caloric intake accompanied by a lack of physical activity and switching to screen time behavior. Screen time is the time an individual spends in front of a digital media screen.…”

“…The sum of the scores is interpreted into seven categories. These categories are: not experiencing stress (0); experiencing low or little stress (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8); being mild stress (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16); moderate stress (25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33); high stress (25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33); very high stress (34-40); and catastrophic stress (>41). Based on these seven categories, they were further categorized into two major categories: stress and non-stress.…”

Relationship between Demographic Factors, Knowledge, and Injection Contraceptive Acceptors’ Visit Compliance

“…Injectable contraceptive acceptor in the working area of Laren PHC, which has several children >2 only 28 (29.1%) respondents, can be interpreted those respondents are obedient on the BKKBN program two children are enough [14]. As many as 57.3% of injectable contraceptive acceptors who were respondents complied with reinjection visits; most other respondents did not attend the reinjection visits at the health service because they were still menstruating [12], while others are due to amenorrhea or irregular menstruation [4], and changes in body weight [12], [15]. In line with the previous research, the inaccuracy of birth control injectable visits is influenced by the belief in the community that menstruation is an obstacle to receive injectable contraceptives [4].…”

“…Knowledge of injectable contraceptives may influence acceptors to comply with visits for reinjection [23]. High knowledge can influence a person to comply because they know the contraindications, side effects, disadvantages, and benefits of injectable contraceptives [15], [16], [22]. Acceptors with low knowledge levels can be influenced by health workers, especially midwives who educate acceptors about the benefits and side effects of injectable contraceptives [24], [25].…”

“…Information about injectable contraceptives includes their benefits, disadvantages, contraindications, and side effects. Thus, the acceptors have their conscience to behave accordingly and apply what they already know [15], [16], [33].…”