THE RELATIONSHIP OF ANXIETY WITH THE ACCURACY OF THE 3-MONTH INJECTION CONTRACEPTION RE-VISIT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN SLEMAN REGENCY
Ismi Nur Aini, Yuni Kusmiyati, Nanik Setiyawati

Midfiwery Department of Yogyakarta Health Polytechnic of Health Ministry

Abstract

The use of injectable contraceptives throughout Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic decreased from 524,989 acceptors to 341,109 acceptors with a total of 183,880 decreases. Anxiety due to the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the causes of not making a visit. The aim of this study was to know the relationship between anxiety and accuracy of 3-month injectable re-visit during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was a cross-sectional design. The population was all old acceptor 3-month injection contraceptive who re-visited during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sleman Regency on November 2020- February 2021. The sampling technique used Consecutive with the sample used was 115 respondents. Variables in this study, which was anxiety, education, occupation, husband support, and distance to access healthy centers for Family Planning Services. Data collected using questionnaire. Chi-square and logistic regression were used in data analysis. The result in this study there was an association between anxiety and the accuracy of a 3-month re-visit of injectable birth control during the COVID-19 pandemic. After controlled variable husband support, anxiety (p=0.000). Inaccuracies in re-visits were 14.17 times higher in anxiety-experiencing acceptors (OR=14.17). There was no relationship between educational variables, husband support, and distance access to health facilities to the accuracy of re-visits (p=0.770- 0.178- 0.743). The conclusion of this study there is relationship between anxiety and accuracy of 3-month injectable re-visit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety is a risk factor toward accuracy re-visit 3-month injection contraceptive in the pandemic era of covid-19.

Keywords: COVID-19 Anxiety, Accuracy of re-visit, 3-month injectable birth control

Topic: Midwifery