Drop Out Behavior of Injectable User of Contraception among Women of Reproductive Age during COVID-19 Pandemic in Purwasari Public Health Center, Karawang District Indonesia Febi Nur Amelia (a) and Narila Mutia Nasir (b)*
Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding Author: narilamutia[at]uinjkt.ac.id
Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic has caused the 22.5% drop out for injectable user of contraception in Purwasari area. The contraception drop out may increase the risky pregnancies and unwanted pregnancies that indirectly related to maternal morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to explore the reason why women of reproductive age dropping out the injectable contraception during the COVID-19 pandemic in Purwasari Public Health Center, Karawang District, West Java, Indonesia. This research was conducted during June 2022. We use a qualitative research method in this study. We performed in-depth interview to informants who were in reproductive age and live in in Purwasari, used injection contraception, dropped out the contraception method during COVID-19 pandemic and not long-term contraception users. There were 10 informants in total, seven of them as the main informants while the other three were the key informants. The results revealed that the informants had reasons for dropping out of injectable contraception. It is because of the side effects and their health conditions, the desire to get pregnant again during the pandemic, and the decline of economic condition that made the informant had difficulty to continue using the injectable method of contraception. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the behaviour of family planning acceptor, particularly those who used injections contraception in the Purwasari, Karawang district. It is recommended that the women of reproductive age and their spouse should receive proper information related to the use of contraception and ensure the affordability of contraception to prevent the drop out among the contraception user.
Keywords: Family planning, Drop out, Injectable contraception, COVID-19 pandemic
