Information‑seeking behavior of reproductive health based on socio‑demographic among adolescents in Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The main characteristic of today’s adolescents in seeking information is through online media. The pattern of their information‑seeking behavior is diversified based on socio‑demographic factors. The objective of this study is to describe the information‑seeking behavior of reproductive health based on socio‑demographics among adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This online‑based survey was conducted with a cross‑sectional study in 2021 among 438 adolescents 18–24 years of age in Jakarta, Indonesia, by purposive sampling technique. Data were collected by distributing Google forms and analyzed using the Chi‑square test. RESULTS: The main source of information media used by adolescents in their daily lives was online media (97.3%), with Instagram being the highest proportion (66.0%). Based on education, there were significant differences in preference topics on Human Immunodeficiency Virus‑Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (HIV‑AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases (P = 0.012), reproductive system and puberty (P = 0.045), source of information from Facebook (P = 0.034), and source of information from mother (P = 0.045). Based on parents’ income, there was a significant difference in preference topics on child marriage, prevention of pregnancy, and abortion (P = 0.015). CONCLUSION: There is a need to improve reproductive health promotion by maximizing online media and certain figures along with promotion target mapping based on socio‑demographic characteristics.