Husband's Participation in Family Planning Program through Post Placental IUD in Malang Regency: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

Abstract From the method's selection to its application, the main issue with the application of contraceptives tends to be directed at women, and if there is a risk, the woman becomes the one who has to endure it. On the other side, the low coverage of family planning, particularly in postpartum, is a result of inadequate knowledge, a lack of information and counseling, and an absence of support from the husband. Health education, especially family planning, is more aimed at pregnant women, but in reality the culture of society in Indonesia adheres to a patriarchal culture. The patriarchal culture's emphasis on the husband's role as the decision-maker made it challenging to convince spouses regarding the roles of contraception, particularly Post-Placental IUD. This study aims to investigate how the husband influences pregnant women's preference for Post-Placental IUD contraception in Malang Regency. The research method used is "research that produces descriptive data from people and observed behaviour and in the form of written and oral. This study is considered as a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. The informants in this study were husbands and pregnant women, health centre midwives, coordinating midwives, and persons in charge of the family planning program at the Health Office of Malang Regency. This research was conducted in July-December 2022. Data collection was performed by interview. The results in this study concluded that the low participation of husband in Post Placental IUD is due to husband's inadequate knowledge as well as lack of information and counselling. Therefore, it is hoped that health workers could provide counselling and home visits to families especially to husbands.