Factors causing contraceptive acceptors drop out

Abstract

Family planning programs have strategic, comprehensive, and fundamental meaning in actualizing healthy and prosperous Indonesians. The high incidence of drop-out contraceptive acceptors needs an effort to make the acceptors continuously using contraceptives. This study aimed to determine factors causing acceptors drop out. This study was an analytical survey with cross-sectional approach. The study was conducted on July to December 2016. The study population was contraceptive acceptors who dropped out within 3 consecutive months and were not getting pregnant with a sample size of 52 people. Data was collected by open and closed questionnaire. The survey results revealed age (OR = 6.486; 95% CI = 1.500 - 28.041), education (OR = 1.129; 95% CI = 0.265 - 4.804), contraceptive records (OR = 5.845; 95% CI = 1.252 - 27.287), and side effects (OR = 5.983; 95% CI = 1.150 - 31.136). In conclusion, contraceptive records, side effects, cost, and age significantly affect the acceptors drop out, while education does not affect acceptors drop out.