Profil Pengguna Kontrasepsi Di Puskesmas Kalumata Kota Ternate

Abstract

The 2016 World Population Data Sheet states that Indonesia is the 4th country in the world with an estimated population of 259 million people. The government seeks to reduce the rate of population growth with one of the programs, namely family planning. This program focuses on suppressing population growth and improving the health of mothers and children through the use of contraceptives for couples of childbearing age. In 2018, the national coverage of active contraceptive users was 63.27%. Meanwhile, the target to be achieved is 66%, this shows that the national family planning program has not yet reached the target. North Maluku Province is in the eighth lowest position with a coverage of 52.40%. The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of contraceptive use in Puskesmas Kalumata, Ternate City. This type of research is a descriptive study with a retrospective approach. The sample in this study were all couples of childbearing age who used contraception and recorded them at Puskesmas Kalumata. The results of research on contraceptive users at Puskesmas Kalumata for the period January-December 2019 showed that the majority of users were aged 21-35 years; high school education / equivalent; work as a housewife; parity 1-2; the majority are new users; and the most widely used contraceptive method is the modern injection method of contraception.