Determinant Use of Long-Term Contraceptive Methods in Sangurara Community Health Center Area Palu City

Abstract

Long-term contraceptive method  is contraception that is used to delay pregnancy, birth spacing, stop fertility for a long period of time and even it can last a lifetime and is very effective in preventing unwanted pregnancies and also more cost-effective, but it does not provide protection against Sexually Transmitted Infection (STIs). The long-term contraceptive method  consists of an IUD, Implants and sterilization. Study aims is to determine the relationship between economic status, the role of health officers, and partner support on the use of the long-term contraceptive method  in the working area of Sangurara Community Health Center, Tatanga Subdistrict, Palu. The type of this research was quantitative with a cross-sectional study approach. The sample in this study were active Family Planning  acceptors in the working area of Sangurara Community Health Center, Tatanga Subdistrict, Palu, as many as 100 people. The sampling technique used was a simple random sampling. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square test. The results showed that there was a relationship between economic status and the use of Long-term contraceptive method (ρ = 0,000), there was a relationship between the role of the health officers and the use of Long-term contraceptive method (ρ = 0,001), and there was a relationship between partner support and the use of Long-term contraceptive method  (ρ = 0,001). Counseling or complete information on contraceptive methods was needed for family planning  acceptors in order to be able to choose and use the qualified long-term contraceptive method  in terms of their effectiveness