Penyuluhan Metode Kontrasepsi Jangka Panjang (MKJP) Dalam Upaya Peningkatan Pengetahuan Akseptor KB

Abstract

Family planning is a way that allows people to reach the desired number of children and determine the distance of pregnancy, this can be achieved through the use of contraceptive methods and infertility treatment. Active birth control participants choose injections and pills as the dominant contraceptive (more than 80%) compared to the Intrauterine device (IUD) and Implant methods, contraceptive types of injections and pills are included in short-term contraceptive methods with a lower effectiveness rate than long-term contraceptive types such as Intrauterine device (IUD), Implants, and surgical methods that have high effectiveness. Community service aims to increase knowledge which will ultimately increase the number of birth control acceptors with MKJP in women of childbearing age. This activity was carried out in the form of counseling with a lecture method in Glondong Hamlet Bibis Timbulharjo. Counseling activities can be received enthusiastically by participants as seen from the number of women of childbearing age who participate in counseling activities and the enthusiasm of participants who ask about birth control contraceptives. In addition, it can be seen from the results of filling out the questionnaire after counseling by participants that there was an increase of 11.36% of participants to use Long-Term Contraceptive Methods.
Keywords: Long-Term Contraceptive Methods, Birth Control Counseling